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Árpád Ferenczy

1877 – 1930

Hungarian journalist

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Lived 1877 – 1930 (aged 52–53). Árpád Ferenczy was a Hungarian journalist, monk, university teacher and jurist.

Árpád Ferenczy (1877-c. 1933) was a legal writer, law professor and Buddhist monk.

He studied law until 1901, later a librarian at the Parliamentary Library. From 1902 he taught law in Sárospatak. From 1903, he was a university professor at Kolozsvár and then from 1909 in Budapest. During his legal literary operation, he first wrote about international law. In his public work, he was a proponent of civil democracy, studying some English legal institutions. During World War I, he was a war correspondent in the Western Theater, then traveled to India and Ceylon. He came to Buddhist faith, and then he became a member of the Church as a monk.

Major works

Politics A nemzetközi választott bíróságok múltja, jelenje és jövője (Bp., 1902) A politika rendszere. Alkotmány- és közigazgatástan (Bp., 1905) A semlegesség elmélete (Bp., 1907) Honosság, illetőség és lakóhely a nemzetközi magánjogban (Bp., 1908) Conflict of laws in Hungary. A nemzetközi magánjog kézikönyve (Bp., 1911) Az angol parlamenti szólásjog és jegyelem történeti fejlődése és jelen állapota. 1547–1914 (Bp., 1914)

Eastern philosophy Towards Nirvana A bölcsesség iskolája (Légrády, 1918) Bráma éjszakája I-II. (Légrády, 1918)

Other writings Timotheus Thümmel und seine Ameisen (Berlin, 1923) The Ants of Timothy Thummel (London, 1924) - English translation of book listed above Kunala, an Indian Fantasy (London, 1925) Revue philosophique Revue d'éconimie politique Archives d'anthropologie criminelle – Descamps: Essai sur l'Organisation de l'arbitrage international

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Important facts

Birth century
Died
1930, British Ceylon
Nationality
Also known as
Arpad Ferenczy

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Árpád Ferenczy?

Hungarian journalist

When was Árpád Ferenczy born?

Árpád Ferenczy was born on 15 January 1877 in Győr.

When did Árpád Ferenczy die?

Árpád Ferenczy died in 1930 in British Ceylon.

What was Árpád Ferenczy's occupation?

Árpád Ferenczy was a journalist, monk, university teacher and jurist.

What nationality was Árpád Ferenczy?

Árpád Ferenczy was Hungarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Árpád Ferenczy

· Wikidata: Q1000605

· DBpedia: Árpád Ferenczy

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