Géza Gárdonyi was born on August 3, 1863 in Agárd, Hungary. He was a writer, known for Göre Gábor bíró úr pesti kalandozásai (1914), Romance of Ida (1934) and Aggyisten Biri! (1927). He was previously married to Mária Molnár Csányi. He died on October 30, 1922 in Eger, Hungary.