Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Born
September 23, 1865 in Tamaörs, Hungary
Died
November 12, 1947
Popularity
1.1325
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.