FALUDI, Ferenc. - Hungarian poet and man of letters, a Jesuit, b. 25 March 1704 at Kőszeg, d. 18 Dec. 1779 at Rohoncz, having spent almost his entire life in Austria, at Vienna, Graz, Presburg, Linz, Tyranu, where he taught literature, history, exegesis, and philosophy. He was also director of the academic press at Tyranu and librarian at Presburg. From 1740–45 he was in Rome as assistant professor of Hungarian language and a student of literature.
For his elegant prose F. is called the “Hungarian Cicero,” while as a poet he was recognized, especially after his death, through the efforts of the national poet Miklós Revay. Among his works are the verses Költenényes maradványi, 2 vols., Győr 1786–87; and his tales Téli éjszakák (“Winter Nights”), published in Poson in 1787, which brought him great renown. During his lifetime F. published several books of spiritual and civic formation that were highly esteemed by the nobility.