Baroness Emmuska Orczy

Biography

Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy de Orci was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English fop who turns into a quick-thinking escape artist.

Birthday

Sep 23, 1865

Place of birth

Tamaörs, Hungary

Deathday

Nov 12, 1947