Janos Garay, a Hungarian poet, born at Szekszard, in the county of Tolna, in 1812, died in Pesth, Nov. 5,1853. His chief productions are the epic poems "Csatar," Sophia Bosnyak," "The Wife of Frangepan," and St. Ladislas;" the dramas of "Arbocz" and "Elizabeth Bathory;" "The Arpads," a collection of ballads on the history of that Hungarian dynasty; and Balatoni kagylok ("Shells from the Balaton"). He also wrote numerous other poems, sketches in prose, and contributions to literary periodicals. His historical ballads are particularly popular. His poems have been collected by F. Ney (5 vols., Pesth, 1853). A selection of them has appeared in a German translation by Kertbeny (2d ed., Vienna, 1857).