Sándor Petőfi - Hungarian Poet

Petofi Sandor - Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered Hungary's national poet, and was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. He is the author of the Nemzeti dal (National Poem), which is said to have inspired the revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary that grew into a war for independence from the Austrian Empire. It is most likely that he died in the Battle of Segesvár, one of the last battles of the war....more on www.avtravel.org

Photos:

• Portrait of Hungarian poet Sándor Petofi, painted by Miklós Barabás.
• Petofi's entry in the parish register in Latin (kept at theKiskorös Petofi Museum).
• Sandor Petofi Kiskorös The High School building
• Plaque to Sándor Petofi in Gyula (Jókai Mór street 4.), 2011, Csurla
• Petofi Sandor and his love, Szendrey Julia in Coltau, Transylvania, Romania