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- Petőfi, Sándor; Deák, Ferenc; Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Gyulay, Pál (2)
- Báthori, Prince István. Gyurcsány, Ferenc
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- Gyurkó, László
- Gyurkovics, Mária
- Alpár, Gitta; Sándor, Erzsi; Szab ó, Lujza. Gyurkovics, Tibor
Gyulai, Pál (1) (Paul) (Kolozsvár, now Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 25 January 1826 - Budapest 9 November 1909) – Poet, writer, critic. He studied at the Reformed College of Kolozsvár (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania). He became tutor to the sons of Count János (John) Bethlen. During that time he published his first novels and poems. In 1848 he was one of the leaders of the revolutionary youth in Kolozsvár. However, he did not participate in the War of Independence. He was secretary to the pacifist Domokos (Dominic) Teleki. He began his career in 1850, as a literary critic for the newspaper, Fliers of Pest (Pesti Röpívek). In 1854, he published an important literary historical study, the Sándor Petőfi and Our Lyric Poetry (Petőfi Sándor és lírai költészetünk). He spent two years in Paris and Munich. Later he became one of the leading figures of the Deák Party (Deák Párt). Later, he taught at Kolozsvár; then became one of the strong critics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In 1862 he returned to Pest, and filled various positions related to literature. From 1873, he was Editor at the Budapest Review (Budapesti Szemle), and Professor at the University of Budapest (1876-1892). Then he became President of the Kisfaludy Society, a member of the Upper Chamber of the Parliament, and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. His works include The Master of an Old Manor House (Egy régi udvarház gazdája) (1867); Poems of Paul Gyulai (Gyulai Pál költeményei) (1870), and Critical Papers (Kritikai dolgozatok) (1854-1861). He is regarded as the first representative of Hungarian critical realism. A Street bears his name in Budapest. – B: 0883, 1122, 1257, T: 7103.→Petőfi, Sándor; Deák, Ferenc; Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Gyulay, Pál (2) (Paul) (ca 1550 - Abafája, 10 December 1592) – Vice-chancellor of Transylvania (Erdély, now in Romania) – Humanist, writer, historiographer. He received his education in Kolozsvár (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania) and, from 1568, at the University of Padua, Italy. He became the secretary of Gáspár (Gasper) Bekes in 1572. From 1577 he was a councilor of István (Stephen) Báthori, Prince of Transylvania (1571-1586) and King of Poland (1576-1586). During Báthori’s rule, Gyulai became Vice-Chancellor of Transylvania at the Transylvanian Chancellery in Krakow. After the death of Báthori in 1586, he returned to Transylvania. However, because of his support of Zsigmond (Sigismund) Báthori, Báthori’s rival: Boldizsár (Balthasar) Báthori murdered Gyulai. Gyulai was a highly educated humanist, chronicler of István Báthori’s Russian campaign, in his work Commentarius (1581). – B: 0883, 1257, T: 7617.→Báthori, Prince István. Gyurcsány, Ferenc (Francis) (Pápa, 4 June 1961 - ) – Politician, economist, businessman. His higher studies were at the University of Pécs. He acquired a Teacher’s Degree in 1984, and an Economic Degree in 1990. His business career started in 1990, when he joined the CREDITUM Financial Advisory Ltd., Budapest. For a short while he was Director of the EUROCORP International Financial Co. From 1992 until 2002, he was CEO of ALTUS Investment and Trustee Co., and then a member of the Board of Directors. His political career began with the Communist Youth Organization (Kommunista Ifjusági Szövetség – KISZ). He was its secretary in Pécs between 1984 and 1988. In 1988 and 1989, he was President of the University and Academy Council of the KISZ central committee. Soon, for a short while, he became Vice-President of the Democratic Hungarian Youth Alliance (Demokratikus Magyar Ifjúsági Szövetség – DEMISZ). In 2002, Prime Minister Péter (Peter) Medgyessy appointed him as his Chief Strategic Advisor; and in 2003, he became Minister for Children, Youth and Sport. In the same year, he was elected member of the National Board of the Hungarian Socialist Party (Magyar Szocialista Párt – MSZP). In January 2004, he was elected Party President of County Győr-Moson-Sopron. On 25 August 2004, the Party’s Extraordinary Congress nominated him its candidate for Prime Minister of Hungary. On 29 September 2004, the Parliament endorsed him as Prime Minister. The MSZP and SZDSZ won re-election in the second round of the general elections on 23 April 2006, gaining 210 seats in the 386-seat Parliament, and the second Gyurcsány Coalition Cabinet was formed on 9 June 2006. After winning the election, he radically changed his economic policy. On 24 February 2007, he became the President of the MSZP. Due to the worsening ecomomy and global financial crisis, Gyurcsány abdicated as Party President and Prime Minister on 21 March 2009. On 22 October 2011 he founded the Democratic Coalition (Demokratikus Koalíció) Party with 10 members of the Parliament from the Hungarian Socialist Party – Magyar Szocialista Párt MSZP. The aim is the defeat of the Orbán Government and the creation of the 4th Republic in Hungary. – B: 1167, T: 7103.→Political Parties in Hungary. Gyurcsó, István (Stephen) (Garamkövesd, now Horská Kamenica, Slovakia, 27 January 1915 - Dunaszerdahely, now Dunajská Streda, Slovakia, 16 March 1984) – Hungarian poet in Slovakia. Until 1945, he worked as a laborer in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria and Yugoslavia. From 1952 until his retirement, he was a co-worker at the Cultural Society of Hungarian Workers in Czechoslovakia (Csehszlovákiai Magyar Dolgozók Kulturális Szövetsége – CSEMADOK). After 1968, his writings were banned for a long time. From 1949, his poems appeared in newspapers such as Torch (Fáklya) and New Word (Új Szó). He published a book Across Mountains and Valleys (Hegyeken völgyeken). In it he reported his impressions about 128 villages he visited. His other works include My Mother Smiles (Anyám mosolyog) poems (1955); Restless Years (Nyugtalan évek) poems (1964); Mirror pieces (Tükördarabok) poems (1983); Depth and Height (Mélység és magasság) poems (1985), and We Were Not Bad (Nem voltunk rosszak) selected poems (1995). A Foundation and a Prize bear his name. – B: 0883, 1257, 1551, 1890, T: 7103. Gyurkó, László (Ladislas) (Budapest, 22 April 1930 - Budapest, 25 August 2007) – Writer. Early in his career he was employed as a casual worker, later as a clerk. His first writings appeared in 1956. Since 1957, he has lived from his writings. He was a contributor to the periodical, Contemporary (Kortárs) in 1963 and, from 1964 to 1969 he worked at the publication, Light (Világosság). Between 1970 and 1980, he was Manager of the 25th Theater (25. Színház), Budapest; thereafter, he was that of the Folk Theater (Népszínház), Budapest. From 1979 to 1986, he worked at the Institute of Popular Culture (Népművelési Intézet). For a year (1983-1984) he was Manager of the Kecskemét Theater (Kecskeméti Színház), and, from 1986 to 1989, he was Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the periodical, Mirror (Tükör). Between 1981 and 1985, he was a Member of Parliament. His works include Sinners (Bűnösök) novel (1961); The Fourth Man (A negyedik ember) essays (1964); Family Novel (Családi regény) (1984); The Shadow of Death (A halál árnyéka) novel (1981); Booted Revolution (Bakancsos forradalom) novel (2001). Among his plays are My Love Electra (Szerelmem Electra) (1968, 1972); Golden Calf (Aranyborjú) (1974) and The Sinner (A bűnös) (1974). In his works, he deals with philosophical and ethical problems of society. He was awarded the Attila József Prize (1968) and the Kossuth Prize (1980). – B: 0874, 1257, T: 7103. Gyurkovics, Mária (Budapest, 19 June 1913 - Budapest, 28 October 1973) – Coloratura soprano. She studied at the Ferenc (Franz) Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest. From 1947, she was a member of the Hungarian State Opera. Her debut was in Verdi’s Rigoletto as Gilda, in 1937. Shortly after, she became the leading coloratura soprano of the Opera House. She filled the empty space left by the death of Lujza (Louisa) Szabó, the emigrated Gitta (Peggy) Alpár, and the retired Erzsi (Lisa) Sándor. She had oratorio performances, sang in operettas, and starred in films; but the opera and oratorium performances were her forte. She sang in almost all great pieces of the repertory of the Opera House, such as Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto, Norina in Dinozetti’s Don Pasquale, Mária Gara in Erkel’s László Hunyadi, title role in Delibe’s Lakmé, Rosina in Rossini’s Barber of Seville. She sang Oratorios, such as Handel’s Messiah, Judas Maccabaeus, Haydn’s Creation, Orff’s Carmina Burana, and Mozart’s Requiem. She performed with great success in almost all European capitals. She was a recipien the Merited Artist title (1950), the Kossuth Prize (1951), the Ferenc Liszt Prize (1952) and the Outstanding Artist Prize (1954). – B: 0883, 1197, T: 7685.→Alpár, Gitta; Sándor, Erzsi; Szabó, Lujza. Gyurkovics, Tibor (Budapest, 18 December 1931 - Budapest, 16 November, 2008) – Psychologist, writer, poet and playwright. He attended the Piarist High School, Budapest and matriculated in 1950. Because of his family background, he was not admitted to Medical School, Law School, or the Academy of Dramatic Art. He worked as a clerk. Finally, he was allowed to study at the Teacher Training College for Handicapped Children (1953); then he read Psychology at the University of Budapest (1953-1955). He was at first an Assistant, later on a Full Professor at the Teachers’ Training Academy for Handicapped Children (1955-1957). In 1956, he became President of the Revolutionary Committee of the Academy; but after the crushed Revolution, he lost his position. He became a substitute teacher in a suburb of Budapest. Between 1958 and 1960, Gyurkovics was the leading Psychologist of the Central Institute of Neurology for Children. From 1960 to 1968, he was a psychologist in the National Mental and Neurology Clinic, and also a psychological expert for the Pest County's Court of Justice (1966-1970). His experiences appeared in a number of his novels and poems. From 1968, he began to live from his writings. He was the dramaturge of the Petőfi Theater (Petőfi Színház) of Veszprém (1988-1992); Co-Chairman of the Chamber of Hungarian Writers (1991-1995); Deputy-Chairman of the Hungarian Academy of Arts; Psychologist for the Hungarian National Soccer Team from 1994, and President of the Hungarian Writers’ Association from 1995. His works include Grafit, poems (1961); Breadbreaking (Kenyértörés) poems (1963); Son of Man (Emberfia) poems (1966); Iron-Rooster (Vaskakas) poems (1970); Glass Ball (Üveggolyó) short stories (1973); Service (Szolgálat) novel (1976); Suicide by Prescription (Öngyilkosság receptre) short stories (1977); The Last Christmas (Az utolsó karácsony) short stories (1980); Bone without Fish (Szálka hal nélkül) satire (1984); To Kill, to Embrace (Ölni, ölelni) dramas (1985); Ballad of the Body (A test balladája) poems (1991); Cob of Corn (Kukoricacsutka), for juveniles (1997), and Cantata Aquilarum, poems (1998). His plays are: You will Die in the Evening (Este meghalsz); The Old Man (Az öreg); Kreutzer Sonata, and God is not a Gambler (Isten nem szerencsjátékos). His first volume of poetry appeared in 1961; he wrote 49 books. His poetry, prose and plays show him as a multi-faceted, talented and always forward-looking writer. His lyrical attitude is always present in his writings and his form is always masterly. His most fruitful years were in the 1990s, when his creative spirit soared freely. He was a recipient of the Attila József Prize, the International Board on Books for Young People – IBBY Prize, the Hungarian Heritage Prize, and the Kossuth Prize. – B: 0874, 1257, T: 7103. Directory: sites -> default -> files files -> Answer True False 2 points Question 2 files -> Northern England’s set-jetting locations files -> Nstructions for Acquiring Excess Equipment online, through the 1033 Program files -> Occupational health and safety files -> The Black Panther Party’s Ten Point Program files -> International programs roel profile files -> Fermi Questions a guide for Teachers, Students, and Event Supervisors Lloyd Abrams, Ph. D. DuPont Company, cr&D/ccas experimental Station Wilmington, de 19880 files -> Personal Information Name: Maha Al-Ammari Nationality: Saudi Relationship Status Download 0.58 Mb. 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