Balázs Orbán
Balázs Orbán | |
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Balázs Orbán’s photograph from the 1860s | |
| Born | 3 February 1829 Lengyelfalva, Principality of Transylvania (today Polonița, Romania) |
| Died | 19 April 1890 (aged 61) Budapest, Hungary |
| Occupation | Writer, Historian and Politician |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Notable works | "Description of the Székely Land from the point of view of history, archaeology, geography and folklore" |
Balázs Orbán, Baron of Lengyelfalva (3 February 1829 – 19 April 1890) was a Hungarian author, ethnographic collector, parliamentarian, correspondent member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1887). He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most valuable Székely individuals ever.