 |
| This is a beta version of NNDB |
|
|
|
|
|
|
University of Budapest
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Etvs Lornd Tudomnyegyetem (ELTE), founded 1636 in Trnava, Slovakia, and relocated 1777 to Buda after the dissolution of the Jesuits. In Pest since 1784.
Location:
Budapest, Hungary
Founding Date:
1636 Motto:
Universitas Budapestinensis de Rolando Etvs nominata Enrollment:
30,000 Official Website:
http://www.elte.hu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Georg von Békésy |
Scientist |
3-Jun-1899 |
13-Jun-1972 |
Mechanism of cochlear stimulation |
| Victor L. Berger |
Politician |
28-Feb-1860 |
7-Aug-1929 |
Socialist Rep. from Wisconsin |
| André de Toth |
Film Director |
15-May-1912 |
27-Oct-2002 |
House of Wax |
| John C. Harsanyi |
Economist |
29-May-1920 |
9-Aug-2000 |
Game theory |
| George de Hevesy |
Chemist |
1-Aug-1885 |
5-Jul-1966 |
Radioisotope researcher |
| Oscár Jászi |
Sociologist |
2-Mar-1875 |
13-Feb-1957 |
The Dissolution of the Habsburg Monarchy |
| Zoltán Kodály |
Composer |
16-Dec-1882 |
6-Mar-1967 |
Psalmus Hungaricus |
| Philipp Lenard |
Physicist |
7-Jun-1862 |
20-May-1947 |
Investigations of cathode rays |
| Karl Mannheim |
Sociologist |
27-Mar-1893 |
9-Jan-1947 |
Ideology and Utopia |
| Rudolph Maté |
Cinematographer |
21-Jan-1898 |
27-Oct-1964 |
When Worlds Collide |
| Karl Polanyi |
Scholar |
25-Oct-1886 |
23-Apr-1964 |
The Great Transformation |
| Fritz Reiner |
Conductor |
19-Dec-1888 |
15-Nov-1963 |
Music Director, Chicago Symphony, 1953-62 |
| Albert Szent-Györgyi |
Scientist |
16-Sep-1893 |
22-Oct-1986 |
Vitamins C and B2 |
| Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn |
Historian |
31-Jul-1909 |
26-May-1999 |
Conservative ideologue |
| John von Neumann |
Mathematician |
28-Dec-1903 |
8-Feb-1957 |
Computing pioneer, inventor of Game Theory |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Georg von Békésy |
Scientist |
3-Jun-1899 |
13-Jun-1972 |
Mechanism of cochlear stimulation |
| John C. Harsanyi |
Economist |
29-May-1920 |
9-Aug-2000 |
Game theory |
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Albert Szent-Györgyi |
Scientist |
16-Sep-1893 |
22-Oct-1986 |
Vitamins C and B2 |
Copyright ©2025
|
|
|
🎄
Merry Christmas
or happy holidays, whatever
from the NNDB staff
❄️ ⭐ ❄️
📚
Bibliographies
NNDB has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics — listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other references.
Access via the "Bibliography" tab or the "Related Topics" sidebar.
|