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Martos (surname)

family name

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 7, 2025
Entity authorityQ36933010 ↗
Source-derived summary

Martos is a Spanish, Hungarian or Ukrainian surname that may refer to

Antonio Martos (cyclist) (born 1946), Spanish racing cyclist

Antonio Martos Ortiz (born 1981), Spanish singer

Borys Martos (1879–1977), Ukrainian politician, pedagogue and economist

Cristino Martos y Balbí (1830–1893), Spanish politician and lawyer

Francisco Martos (born 1984), Spanish football player

György Martos (born 1943), Hungarian speed skater

Győző Martos (born 1949), Hungarian football player

Ivan Martos (1754–1835), Russian-Ukrainian sculptor and art teacher

Iván Martos (born 1997), Spanish football player

Javi Martos (born 1984).

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Martos (surname)” is family name. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Martos, surname and family, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1946, 1981, 1879, 1977—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, Martos, surname and family is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “family name” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 7, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q36933010. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1946, 1981, 1879 and 1977.

Critical limits

The absence of detail may reflect summary conventions rather than a lack of surviving documentation. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.

Best used for
  • Subject orientation
  • Search vocabulary
  • Locating named sources
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  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Martos (surname)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.