Domokos Kosáry
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Domokos Kosáry was a Hungarian
historian
and writer
who served as president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
from 1990 until 1996.
Kosáry was born in Selmecbánya (Banská Štiavnica
) and opposed the German
occupation and collaboration with Hungary during World War II
. He lost influence in Hungary after the war due to the Communist takeover of the country for being too "bourgeois." He was imprisoned for his oppoistion to Communism
following the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
Kosáry was unanimously elected president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) in 1990 and was re-elected to a second three year term in 1993. He led the effort to introduce newer, more democratic bye laws at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.The new laws governing the HAS were enacted by the Parliament of Hungary in 1994.
Kosáry died in Budapest
, Hungary
, on November 15, 2007, at the age of 95.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and writer
Writer
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who served as president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest.-History:...
from 1990 until 1996.
Kosáry was born in Selmecbánya (Banská Štiavnica
Banská Štiavnica
Banská Štiavnica is a town in central Slovakia, in the middle of an immense caldera created by the collapse of an ancient volcano. For its size, the caldera is known as Štiavnica Mountains. Banská Štiavnica has a population of more than 10,000. It is a completely preserved medieval town...
) and opposed the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
occupation and collaboration with Hungary during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He lost influence in Hungary after the war due to the Communist takeover of the country for being too "bourgeois." He was imprisoned for his oppoistion to Communism
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
following the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
Kosáry was unanimously elected president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) in 1990 and was re-elected to a second three year term in 1993. He led the effort to introduce newer, more democratic bye laws at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.The new laws governing the HAS were enacted by the Parliament of Hungary in 1994.
Kosáry died in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, on November 15, 2007, at the age of 95.