Béla Halász
Béla Halász (born July 4, 1927 in Kalaznó ; † March 7, 2019 ) was a Hungarian anatomist and endocrinologist .
Halász obtained an MD, DSci from the University of Pécs in 1954 as a medical degree. He then worked with János Szentágothai in the anatomy department of the same university, where he obtained a D.Sc. acquired and also received a professorship himself. In 1965/65 he spent a year abroad with Charles H. Sawyer and Roger A. Gorski at the University of California, Los Angeles . In 1971 Halász became professor of anatomy at Semmelweis University in Budapest , where he was vice- rector of the university from 1973 to 1979 .
Halász was able to make significant contributions to the nervous control of the anterior pituitary gland . Together with Szentágothai he proposed an internal feedback of the pituitary hormones. He was also able to show that there is a functional connection between the adrenal cortex and the hypothalamus . He developed techniques for the targeted denervation of individual parts of the neurohypophysis . Halász discovered that releasing hormones and release inhibiting hormones are effective in the regulation of the anterior pituitary gland on a first level and neural connections on a second level.
Béla Halász has published 120 scientific publications . His monographs include Hypothalamic Control of the Anterior Pituary (with Szentágothai, Béla Flerkó and B. Mess, 1962) and The Dopaminergic system (1985).
Halász was married to a doctor and had two daughters.
Awards (selection)
- 1976 Ulf von Euler Prize from the International Society of Endocrinology
- 1985 Full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 1988 Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1991 member of the Academia Europaea
- 2017 Hungarian Order of Merit (Commander with Star)
- Honorary doctorate from the Medical University of Łódź
Links and references
literature
- Pioneers in Neuroendocrinology II . In: Joseph Meites (Ed.): Perspectives in Neuroendocrine Research . tape 2 . Springer, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4613-4027-0 , pp. 241 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed December 24, 2018]).
- Gerhard Bettendorf: On the history of endocrinology and reproductive medicine . Springer, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-79152-9 , Halász, Béla, p. 208–209 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed December 24, 2018]).
Web links
- Béla Halász. In: prabook.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018 .
- Eszter Kerestez: Dr. Halász Bélát köszöntötték 90th születésnapján (honor on the 90th birthday). In: semmelweis.hu. Semmelweis University , accessed December 24, 2018 (Hungarian).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Köztestületi tagok: Halász Béla. In: mta.hu. July 27, 2004, accessed December 24, 2018 (Hungarian).
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter H. (PDF; 1.2 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved December 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Ilire Hasani, Robert Hoffmann: Academy of Europe: Halász Béla. In: ae-info.org. April 12, 2010, accessed December 24, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Halász, Béla |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Halasz, Bela |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian anatomist and endocrinologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kalaznó |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 7, 2019 |