Józsi Jenő Tersánszky

Józsi Jenő Tersánszky
Bust of Tersánszky (created by Vilmos Fémes Beck)
BornTersánszky József Jenő
(1888-09-12)12 September 1888
Nagybánya, Hungary
Died12 June 1969(1969-06-12) (aged 80)
Budapest, Hungary
OccupationWriter
NationalityHungarian
GenreChildren's literature
Notable worksMisi mókus kalandjai
Notable awardsKossuth Prize for Writing
1949

Baumgarten Prize for writing
1929

Józsi Jenő Tersánszky (12 September 1888 — 12 June 1969) is a Kossuth Prize-winning Hungarian writer. Tersánszky is considered one of the outstanding icons of 20th century Hungarian literature.