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Alfréd Hajós
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Hungarian swimmer, footballer, and architect (1878-1955)
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Alfréd Hajós (1878–1955) was a Hungarian athlete, architect, journalist, and football referee. Born in Budapest, he competed in competitive swimming, athletics, and association football, representing Hungary. His sports career included participation in the 1896 Summer Olympics, where he swam in the men's 100 metre and 1200 metre freestyle events, as well as the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. He played as a forward for the Budapesti TC.
Hajós was educated at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He is noted for his work on the Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium and the Ferenc Szusza Stadium. He spoke Hungarian and German and was known by the nickname "Magyar delfin." He died in Budapest and was buried in the Kozma Street Jewish Cemetery.
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- On a new axiomatic theory of probability
· 1955 · cited 561x
- An improved method for the preparation of synaptosomal fractions in high purity
· 1975 · cited 466x
- A Novel Positive Allosteric Modulator of the α7 Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor:<i>In Vitro</i>and<i>In Vivo</i>Characterization
· 2005 · cited 409x
- Effect of Solubility and Nucleating Duality of <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>‘-Dicyclohexyl-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxamide on the Supermolecular Structure of Isotactic Polypropylene
· 2007 · cited 288x
- On the theory of order statistics
· 1953 · cited 288x
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Key facts
- Nickname
- The Hungarian Dolphin
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Born
- Arnold Guttmann , ( 1878-02-01 ) 1 February 1878, Budapest , Kingdom of Hungary , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 12 November 1955 (1955-11-12) (aged 77), Budapest , Hungary
- Sport
- Swimming
- Strokes
- Freestyle
- Club
- Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre
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Encyclopedic overview
Alfréd Hajós (1 February 1878 – 12 November 1955) was a Hungarian swimmer, football (soccer) player, referee, manager, and career architect. He was the first modern Olympic swimming champion and the first Olympic champion of Hungary. Formerly excelling in track including discus and hurdles, he was part of the first National European football/soccer team fielded by Hungary in 1902, later serving as a referee as well as the manager and coach of the national football team.
Biography
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