Ferenc (Neumann) Molnár (1878 - 1952)

Born 12 Jan 1878 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (present-day Budapest, Hungary)

Died 1 Apr 1952 at age 74 in New York City, New York, USA

The native form of this personal name is Molnár Ferenc. This article uses the Western name order. Ferenc Molnár

Ferenc Molnár (birthname Ferenc Neumann; 12 January 1878 – 1 April 1952) was a Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist who adopted American citizenship. Molnár was born in Budapest.[2] He emigrated to the United States to escape persecution of Hungarian Jews during World War II.

Biography

Ferenc (Neumann) Molnár is Notable.

Ferenc was born in 1878. Molnár served as a proud and jingoistic supporter of the Austro-Hungarian Empire while working as a war correspondent during the First World War.[3] So positive were his war reports that he was decorated by the Habsburg Emperor, but criticized by some of his pacifist peers.[3] He later wrote Reflections of a War Correspondent, describing his experiences.

Molnár died, aged 74, in New York City, where he settled, via special immigration legislation, which was passed by the United States Congress, according him the status of returning [permanent] resident, to wit, Private Law 88-122/H. R. 3366, approved/enacted 19 December 1963 and retroactive to 9 December 1961. It is unclear if Molnar ever became a naturalized United States citizen.

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