József Halzl

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József Halzl (2018)

József Halzl (born December 19, 1933 in Győr , Hungary ) is a Hungarian mechanical engineer, co-founder of the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) and honorary chairman of the Rákóczi Association .

Life

On the paternal line, Halzl comes from Szenc ( Senec , today in Slovakia ), on the maternal line from Sopronkeresztúr (today: Deutschkreutz ) in Burgenland ( Austria ).

He attended schools in Ács , Pannonhalma , Hatvan and finally Budapest . There he passed his Abitur at the II Rákóczi Ferenc High School. He finished his mechanical engineering studies in 1957 as a graduate engineer at the Technical University in Budapest, where he also received his doctorate.

Before the political system change in Hungary in 1989, József Halzl worked as a specialist engineer at the Institute for Energy Research (EGI), where he dealt with thermal power plants. Between 1991 and 1994 he was General Director of Hungary's largest company, the Hungarian Electricity Company ( Magyar Villamos Művek ).

At the time of political change he joined the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) and served as its party chairman for a time. After the fall of the Wall he published his diary from the time of the Hungarian uprising in 1956. He documented events from his perspective as a student at the Technical University.

Between 1990 and 2018 he was chairman of the Rákóczi Association; In 2018 he was elected honorary chairman.

In addition to his work in the Rákóczi Association, he dealt with the organization of the youth community of the Catholic community in the Városmajor neighborhood in Budapest, at the same time he was head of the "Héra Foundation" (Héra Alapitvány), which promotes the energy supply of people in precarious situations.

József Halzl is married, has a daughter and is based in Budapest's 2nd district .

Awards

  • János András Segner Prize (1969)
  • Géza Szikla Prize (1989)
  • Medallion of the Hungarian Electricity Company (MVM) (1991)
  • János Esterházy Medallion (2000)
  • Medallion of the Széchenyi Society (2009)
  • Hungarian Heritage Prize (2010)
  • Commander's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit, Civilian Class (2011)
  • Sankt Stephan Prize (Esztergom) (2013)
  • Commander's Cross with Star of the Hungarian Order of Merit (2016)
  • Saint Martin Prize (2017)
  • Pro Urbe Budapest Prize (2018)
  • Award for Hungarian Youth (2018)
  • Gábor Bethlen Prize (2019)

Web links

Commons : József Halzl  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Laudation (PDF), accessed on April 20, 2020 (Hungarian)
  2. ↑ Felvidék.ma: Halzl József 80 éves, December 19, 2013. Accessed April 20, 2020 (Hungarian).
  3. ↑ Hírek.sk: A Rákóczi Szövetség közgyűlésén lemondott tisztségéről Dr. Halzl József, May 26, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2020 (Hungarian).
  4. ↑ A Héra Alapítvány összefoglalója, 1991–2011, October 2011. (PDF) Accessed April 20, 2020 (Hungarian).
  5. ↑ Az ETE díjazottjai 2013. évtől visszamenőleg. Retrieved April 20, 2020 (Hungarian).
  6. ↑ MVM Emlékérem - PIM díjak. Retrieved April 20, 2020 (Hungarian).
  7. ↑ Felvidéki magyarok, II / 2011. (PDF) Retrieved April 20, 2020 (Hungarian).
  8. ↑ A Széchenyi Társaság dija. Retrieved April 20, 2020 (Hungarian).
  9. ↑ Magyar Örökség Díj - Díjazottak táblázata. Retrieved April 20, 2020 (Hungarian).
  10. ↑ Infoesztergom.hu: A Rákóczi Szövetség elnöke kapta a Szent István-díjat Esztergomban, October 14, 2013. Accessed on April 20, 2020 (Hungarian).
  11. ↑ A Magyar Érdemrend középkeresztje a csillaggal polgári kitüntetést kapott… Retrieved on April 20, 2020 (Hungarian).
  12. ↑ Magyar Kurír: Szent Márton-díj átadás és váratlan főapáti bejelentés Pannonhalmán, November 18, 2017. Accessed April 20, 2020 (Hungarian).
  13. ↑ Budapest.hu: Elismeréseket adott át a főpolgárnester a Főváros napján, November 17, 2018. Accessed April 20, 2020 (Hungarian).
  14. ↑ Kormány.hu: Átadták a Magyar Fiatalokért díjakat, November 19, 2018. Accessed April 20, 2020 (Hungarian).
  15. ↑ ázi, Balázs: Tudósítás 2019. évi díjátadó ünnepségünkről, November 18, 2019. Accessed April 20, 2020 (Hungarian).
personal data
SURNAME Halzl, József
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian mechanical engineer, co-founder of the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) and honorary chairman of the Rákóczi Association
DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Győr , Hungary