# Julio Baghy > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Julio_Baghy > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Julio_Baghy.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Baghy > Source revision: 1331442248 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) thumb|Julio Baghy, 1925 '''Julio Baghy''' (13 January 1891, [Szeged](/source/Szeged) – 18 March 1967, [Budapest](/source/Budapest); in Hungarian '''Baghy Gyula''') was a [Hungarian](/source/Hungary) [actor](/source/actor) and one of the leading authors of the [Esperanto](/source/Esperanto) movement. He is the author of several famous [novels](/source/novels) but it is particularly in the field of [poetry](/source/poetry) that he proved his mastery of Esperanto. == Early life == Baghy was born into a theatrical family — his father was an actor, and his mother a stage [prompter](/source/Prompter_(theatre)). He began learning Esperanto in 1911. He started work as an actor and theatre manager, but the [First World War](/source/First_World_War) intervened and took him out of his home country for six years. He was captured and made a [prisoner of war](/source/prisoner_of_war) in [Siberia](/source/Siberia). It was during this time that he began to work for the Esperanto movement, writing poetry and teaching the language to his fellow inmates. == Literary works == === Books === Baghy wrote two books on the subject of captivity in Siberia: ''Viktimoj'' (Victims, 1925), and ''Sur Sanga Tero'' (On Bloody Soil, 1933), republished together as a single volume in 1971. His satirical novel ''Hura!'' (Hooray!, 1930) was somewhat less of a success. Its sequel ''Insulo de Espero'' (Island of Hope) was lost during the war. His most famous novel ''Printempo en Aŭtuno'' (Spring in Autumn) was written in 1931. === Poetry === Baghy is best known for his poetry. His first poems were written during his time of captivity in Siberia. Hitherto those poets, such as [Zamenhof](/source/Zamenhof), who had written in Esperanto were limited by the still young language, and apart from [Antoni Grabowski](/source/Antoni_Grabowski), no poet had managed to make a mark on the language. Baghy's most significant collections of poems was his first: ''Preter la Vivo'' (Beyond Life, published in 1922). Among his more notable collection of poems are ''Pilgrimo'' (Pilgrim, 1926) and ''Vagabondo Kantas'' (The Vagabond Sings, 1933). In 1966 he produced ''Ĉielarko'' (Rainbow), retelling in verse [folk tale](/source/Folklore)s from twelve different nations. His last collection of poems, ''Aŭtunaj folioj'' (Autumn leaves), was published posthumously in 1970. == Esperanto movement == Returning to Hungary after the war, he became one of the principal teachers of the Esperanto movement, organising newsgroups and literary evenings. In addition to working in his native Hungary, he organised courses in countries such as Estonia, Latvia, the Netherlands and France. He was one of the principal writers for the Esperanto literary review ''Literatura Mondo'' until 1933. His works reflect a slogan of his: ''Amo kreas pacon, Paco konservas homecon, Homeco estas plej alta idealismo.'' (Love creates peace, Peace preserves humanity, Humanity is the highest ideal.) Several of his works were granted awards by the [Academy of Esperanto](/source/Academy_of_Esperanto) and a number of his novels have been translated into several languages. == Bibliography == *M. Boulton, ''Poeto fajrakora. La verkaro de Julio Baghy'', Saarbrücken: Artur E. Iltis, 1983. p. 144 *Clelia Conterno, ''Baghy tra la tempo'', in Literatura Foiro n. 43–44, jun-aŭg 1977, p 10-11 *G. Silfer, ''La leginda Baghy'', in Literatura Foiro n. 65, feb 1981, p 4-5 ==See also== *[Kálmán Kalocsay](/source/K%C3%A1lm%C3%A1n_Kalocsay) ==External links== *{{cite web |last1=Neilson |first1=Adrian |title=Gyulya Baghy: a brief biography |url=http://www.geocities.com/adrianneilson/pri_ejo_angla.htm |website=Literature in Esperanto |access-date=6 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027045731/http://www.geocities.com/adrianneilson/bagbio2.htm |archive-date=27 October 2009 |url-status=dead}} *{{Librivox author |id=8203}} *{{Cite journal|last=Minnaja|first=Carlo|date=2012|title=Julio Baghy, homo homa|url=https://esperanto-ondo.ru/Ondo-pdf/Lo-208.pdf|journal=[La Ondo de Esperanto](/source/La_Ondo_de_Esperanto)|volume=2 |language=Esperanto|issue=208|pages=19}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Baghy, Julio}} Category:Writers of Esperanto literature Category:20th-century Hungarian writers Category:1891 births Category:1967 deaths Category:Hungarian Esperantists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Julio Baghy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Baghy) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Baghy?action=history)). 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