Kálmán Mikszáth was born on 16 January 1847 in Szklabonya, Hungary [now Sklabiná, Slovakia]. He was a writer, known for Kísértet Lublón (1976), A Noszty fiú esete Tóth Marival (1960) and And the Puszta Gleams (1933). He was married to Ilona Mauks. He died on 28 May 1910 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary].