Domokos Kosáry ([ˈdomokoʃ ˈkoʃaːri], 31 July 1913 – 15 November 2007) was a Hungarian historian and writer who served as president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences from 1990 until 1996. ^[1]

Biography

Kosáry was born in Selmecbánya ( Banská Štiavnica) and opposed the German occupation and collaboration with Hungary during World War II. ^[1] He lost influence in Hungary after the war due to the Communist takeover of the country for being too " bourgeois". ^[1] He was imprisoned for his opposition to Communism following the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956. ^[1]

Kosáry was unanimously elected president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) in 1990 and was re-elected to a second three-year term in 1993. ^[1] He led the effort to introduce newer, more democratic bye laws at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. ^[1] The new laws governing the HAS were enacted by the Parliament of Hungary in 1994. ^[1]

Kosáry died in Budapest on 15 November 2007 at the age of 95. ^[1]

Selected works

• A History of Hungary (as Dominic G. Kosary), Benjamin Franklin Bibliophile Society, 1941.
• Napoleon et la Hongrie, Akademiai Kiado Budapest, 1979
• The Press During the Hungarian Revoluton of l848-1849, East European Monographs, 1987
• Culture and Society in Eighteenth Century Hungary, Corvina, 1987.
• Hungary and International Politics in 1848-1849, East European Monographs, 2003

References

External links

• The Guardian: Domokos Kosáry, The pre-eminent Hungarian historian of the 20th century
• Hungarian Academy of Sciences: Former HAS President Dies at 95

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