István Borzsák
István Borzsák (also Stefan Borzsák , born December 24, 1914 in Monor ; † December 9, 2007 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian classical philologist .
Life
After attending the grammar school of the Reformed Church in Budapest, Borzsák studied classical philology at the Budapest University there . His doctorate took place in 1936. From 1953 to 1956 he was Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Budapest. After the popular uprising in Hungary in 1956, he was removed from office. In April 1957 he participated with the provincial Roman archaeologist and ancient historian András Mócsy in the establishment of the Eirene Committee for the Promotion of Classical Studies in the Socialist Countries in Liblice and Prague . In 1963 he was rehabilitated and appointed professor at the University of Debrecen . In 1978 he returned as a professor at the University of Budapest, where he was also elected head of the Department of Latin Philology. In 1985 he retired.
Borzsák was one of Hungary's leading classics. He was particularly concerned with the ancient authors Horace and Tacitus , but also with Latin literature from Hungary. He was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences , the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen and the Academia Latina in Rome. In 1994 he was awarded the Herder Prize of the City of Vienna for his life's work .
literature
- Zsigmond Ritoók : István Borzsák † , in: Gnomon 80 (2008), pp. 573-576.
Web links
- Literature by and about István Borzsák in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography of the Herder Prize (PDF file; 38 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Book review on András Mócsy: Pannonia and the Roman Army . In: Eirene. Studia Graeca et Latina. 30 (1994). P. 206.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Borzsák, István |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Borzsák, Stefan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monor |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 2007 |
| Place of death | Budapest |