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Hungarian writer and historian (1913–2007)

Kosáry in 2005

Domokos Kosáry (, 31 July 1913 – 15 November 2007) was a Hungarian historian and writer who served as president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences from 1990 until 1996.

Biography

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 opposition 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 on 15 November 2007 at the age of 95.

Selected works

  • A History of Hungary (as Dominic G. Kosary), Benjamin Franklin Bibliophile Society, 1941.
  • Napoleon et la Hongrie, Akademiai Kiado Budapest, 1979
  • The Press During the Hungarian Revolution of 1848-1849, East European Monographs, 1987
  • Culture and Society in Eighteenth Century Hungary, Corvina, 1987.
  • Hungary and International Politics in 1848-1849, East European Monographs, 2003

References

  1. ^ "Former HAS President Dies at 95". Hungarian Academy of Sciences. 15 November 2007. Archived from the original on 26 November 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2007.

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Preceded byIván T. Berend President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
1990–1996 		Succeeded byFerenc Glatz
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