Károly Újfalvy von Mezőkövesd
Hungarian-French ethnographer and linguist (1842–1904) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Károly Jenő Ujfalvy de Mezőkövesd (16 May 1842 – 31 January 1904) was a noted Austro-Hungarian ethnographic researcher and linguist. of Central Asia and the Himalayas. Also known as Charles de Ujfalvy in his adopted France, Ujfalvy traveled to Samarkand and Bokhara and led an expedition to Kashmir in 1880.[1]
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Károly Újfalvy von Mezőkövesd | |
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Born | 16 May 1842 Vienna |
Died | 31 January 1904(1904-01-31) (aged 61) Florence |
Occupation(s) | Ethnographer Linguist |
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He was born at Székelykövesd/Cuieşd, in Transylvania, and died at Florence.
Ujfalvy also published under the following names: Mezőkövesdi Ujfalvy Károly Jenő, or Karl Eugen Ujfalvy von Mezőkövesd, Charles-Eugène Ujfalvy de Mezökövesd, or Mező-Kövesd.