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Bertalan Andrásfalvy

b. 1931

Hungarian ethnographer and politician

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Born 1931. Bertalan Andrásfalvy is a Hungarian anthropologist, politician, ethnographer and ethnologist.

Bertalan Andrásfalvy (born 17 November 1931) is a former Hungarian ethnographer and politician, who served as Minister of Education between 1990 and 1993. He joined the Hungarian Democratic Forum in 1988. He became a member of the National Assembly of Hungary in 1990. József Antall appointed him Minister of Education.

He finished the changes requested by the transformation of regime in the Hungarian cultural life. Andrásfalvy left the party in 2005 and joined the National Forum which was founded by Sándor Lezsák who was expelled from the MDF. He lived in Pécs from 1960 to the 1990s when he moved to Hosszúhetény. He was a teacher in the Janus Pannonius University.

Selected publications Sárközi hímzések (Bp., 1963) A sárköziek gazdálkodása a XVIII. és XIX. században (Pécs, 1965) A Sárköz népművészete (alongside Kálmán Vadóc, Bp., 1967) A Sárköz ősi ártéri gazdálkodása (Bp., 1973) A Duna mente népének ártéri gazdálkodása Tolna és Baranya megyében az ármentesítés befejezéséig (1975) A népművészet tegnap és ma (alongside Tamás Hofer, 1976) Bibó-emlékkönyv (társszerző, 1980) Magyar néptánchagyományok (társszerző, Bp., 1980) Mintagyűjtemény Tolna megye népi hímzéseiből (1981) Néprajzi alapismeretek (Múzsák Közművelődési Kiadó, Budapest, 1982) Sárközi hímzések régen és ma (alongside Julianna Parragh, Bp., 1982) Magyar népismeret (néprajzi történészeknek) (Bp., 1990) Hagyomány és jövendő. Népismereti tanulmányok (2004) A Duna mente népének ártéri gazdálkodása (Ekvilibrium Kft., 2007)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
József Attila Gimnázium, Eötvös Loránd University
Positions held
Member of the National Assembly of Hungary, Minister of culture and public education
Awards
Honorary citizen of Pécs; Széchenyi Prize; Grand Cross of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria; Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary; Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland; Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary
Also known as
Bertalan Andrasfalvy

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Bertalan Andrásfalvy?

Hungarian ethnographer and politician

When was Bertalan Andrásfalvy born?

Bertalan Andrásfalvy was born on 17 November 1931 in Sopron.

What is Bertalan Andrásfalvy's occupation?

Bertalan Andrásfalvy is an anthropologist, politician, ethnographer and ethnologist.

What nationality is Bertalan Andrásfalvy?

Bertalan Andrásfalvy is Hungarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bertalan Andrásfalvy

· Wikidata: Q768736

· DBpedia: Bertalan Andrásfalvy

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