Bálint Balassi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bálint Balassi

Hungarian poet, writer, soldier

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1554

Place of Birth: Zvolen, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 30-May-1594

Profession: writer, poet, translator

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Baron Bálint Balassi de Kékko et Gyarmat (Hungarian: Gyarmati és kékkoi báró Balassi Bálint, Slovak: Valentín Balaša barón z Darmôt a Kamena; 20 October 1554 – 30 May 1594) was a Hungarian Renaissance lyric poet.
He wrote mostly in Hungarian, but was also proficient in further eight languages: Latin, Italian, German, Polish, Turkish, Slovak, Croatian and Romanian.
He is the founder of modern Hungarian lyric and erotic poetry.