Ferenc Herczeg

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Ferenc Herczeg (22 September 1863, Versec, Hungary - 24 February 1954, Budapest) was a Hungarian playwright and author who promoted conservative nationalist opinion in his country. He founded and edited the magazine New Times in 1895. In 1896 he was elected to parliament and in 1901 became the president of the Petőfi Society.

Some of his works include;

• Above and Below (1890)
• Mutamur (1893)
• The Gyurkovics Girls (1893)
• The Daughter of the Landlord of Dolova (1893)
• The Gyurkovics Boys (1895)
• The House of Honthy (a drama, 1896)
• The First Storm (a drama, 1899)
• Hand Washes Hand (a drama, 1903)