About György Bence
Lived 1941 – 2006 (aged 64). György Bence was a Hungarian philosopher.
György Bence (Budapest, 8 December 1941 – 28 October 2006, Budapest) was a university professor, philosopher, dissident and political consultant.
In 1979 he was among the first Hungarians who criticized together with Andrei Sakharov and others the Soviet crackdown on the Czech Charter 77 signatories.
Later he was among the founding members of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights. He was founding editor-in-chief of the Budapesti Könyvszemle (1989–1995).
Publications Szabaditó börtön (Liberal Prison) / irta, Bence György (1940s?)
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Hungarian philosopher (1941-2006)
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György Bence was born on 8 December 1941 in Budapest.
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György Bence died on 28 October 2006 in Budapest.
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György Bence was a philosopher.
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