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Times obituary

László Péter’s obituary has been published in The Times, Monday 4 August.

Posted on August 8th, 2008 under Uncategorized. Comments: None

Emeritus Professor László Péter, 1929-2008

Another piece of sad news to convey: Emeritus Professor of Hungarian History László Péter passed away last week in London. László will be missed greatly by all those who studied under and worked with him. A short obituary has been posted on the SSEES website.

Posted on June 12th, 2008 under Uncategorized. Comments: None

Ferenc Fejtő, 1909-2008

A piece of sad news: historian, critic and translator Ferenc Fejtő died today in Paris, aged 98 (Népszabadság/MTI article here). From his autobiography, Budapesttől Párizsig (1986):
Kénytelen voltam hazát cserélni, meg nyelvet is - ha kultúrát nem is teljesen -, és háromszor újrakezdeni az életet, mindig más és más körülmények között.Egy időben arra gondoltam, hogy emlékirataimnak [...]

Posted on June 2nd, 2008 under Uncategorized. Comments: None

No seminar tomorrow, Friday 23 February

There will not be a seminar tomorrow, Friday 23 February. See you next week instead.

Posted on February 22nd, 2007 under Uncategorized. Comments: None