Árpád Göncz
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1922-02-10
- Died
- 2015-10-06
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Magyar Medeia
- Kristályrács
- Homecoming and other stories
- PLAYS WRITINGS BY GONCZ (World Literature in Translation)
- Sandalenträger
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,374x
- Azacitidine and Venetoclax in Previously Untreated Acute Myeloid Leukemia
· 2020 · cited 2,502x
- The use of elemental sulfur as an alternative feedstock for polymeric materials
· 2013 · cited 1,391x
- General method for rapid synthesis of multicomponent peptide mixtures
· 1991 · cited 1,048x
- Efficient, Selective, and Recyclable Palladium Catalysts in Carbon−Carbon Coupling Reactions
· 2011 · cited 1,018x
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Miklós Németh (interim) József Antall Péter Boross Gyula Horn Viktor Orbán
- Preceded by
- Mátyás Szűrös (interim)
- Succeeded by
- Ferenc Mádl
- Born
- ( 1922-02-10 ) 10 February 1922, Budapest , Kingdom of Hungary
- Died
- 6 October 2015 (2015-10-06) (aged 93), Budapest, Hungary
- Party
- FKGP (1945–1949) SZDSZ (1988–1990)
- Spouse
- Zsuzsanna Göntér ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 11 January 1947</span>"}]]}'>1947 )
- Children
- 4, including Kinga
- Parents
- Lajos Göncz (father) Ilona Haimann (mother)
- Alma mater
- Pázmány Péter University ( JD )
- Profession
- Writer politician
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Key dates
- Born
- 10 February 1922
- Died
- 6 October 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Árpád
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Budapest
- Child
- Kinga Göncz
- Father
- Lajos Göncz
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- President of Hungary
Article
Árpád Göncz (10 February 1922 – 6 October 2015) was a Hungarian writer, translator, lawyer and liberal politician who served as President of Hungary from 2 May 1990 to 4 August 2000. Göncz played a role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, for which he was imprisoned for six years. After his release, he worked as a translator of English-language literary works.
He was also a founding member of the Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) and Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary (de facto head of state) before becoming president. He was Hungary's first freely elected head of state, as well as the first in 42 years who was not a communist or a fellow traveller.
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