Baroness Emmuska Orczy
| 23 Sep 1865 | Tamaörs, Hungary
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Death date: 12 Nov 1947
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.
