Kálmán Mikszáth was born on January 16, 1847 in Szklabonya, Hungary [now Sklabiná, Slovakia]. He was a writer, known for St. Peter's Umbrella (1958), And the Puszta Gleams (1933) and Young Noszty and Mary Toth (1960). He was previously married to Ilona Mauks. He died on May 28, 1910 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary].