UNESCO has long been taking part in commemorating the anniversaries of historical events and outstanding personalities. The national committees of the organisation may make such proposals each year. Headed by former President József Hámori and current President Miklós Réthelyi, the Hungarian National Committee initiated a Szentágothai Memorial Year, a proposal supported by the Jury of Experts and the Executional Council and finally was accepted by UNESCO's General Assembly.
As decided by the General Assembly of UNESCO, the year 2012 is to be dedicated to honour the 100th birthday of János Szentágothai, a former president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and a groundbreaker in his field. According to Ambassador Katalin Bogyay, the memorial year provides a unique opportunity to showcase the achievements of Hungarian science and Hungarian culture in general to a wider audience through the legacy of the great Hungarian scientist.
Date |
Events & link |
Location |
January 19-21, 2012 |
IBRO International Workshop 2012 at the Congress Center of the University of Szegedhttp://www.szbk.u-szeged.hu/ |
Szeged, Hungary |
January 27, 2012 |
Centennial Conference dedicated to the honour of János SzentágothaiOrganised by the Department of Anatomy Histology and Embryology of the Semmelweis University together with the János Bólyai and Zoltán Bay Foundationshttp://semmelweis-egyetem.hu/hirekhttp://www.ana.sote.hu/galeriak/(in Hungarian) |
Budapest,Hungary |
June 03,2012 |
„János Szentágothai the universal man (homo universalis)”
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Domonyvölgy,Hungary |
September 14,2012 |
Centenarial Conference Tribute to János Szentágothai
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Párizs,France |
September 28, 2012 |
Researcher’s NightIntroduction the Szentágothai Memorial Room of the Central Library of Semmelweis University & projection interviews of the pupils of Szentágothayhttp://www.kutatokejszakaja.hu/ |
Budapest,Hungary |
October 3-5, 2012 |
The Hungarian brain - Lecture by Prof. Dr. Miklós Réthelyi remembering János Szentágothai19th Hungarian Public Health Dayshttp://www.enterprise-group.hu/(in Hungarian) |
Balatonfüred,Hungary |
Oct. 17, 2012 -March 31, 2013 |
A polyhistor of the 20th Century - Selected watercolours by János SzentágothaiTemporary exhibition in the Lutheran Museumhttp://www.evangelikusmuzeum.hu/ |
Budapest,Hungary |
October 20,2012 |
Szentágothai’s memorial plaque inauguration at the Department of Anatomy, University of PécsThe owner of the news:
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Budapest, Hungary |
October 29,2012 |
The János Szentágothai Research Centre of the University of Pécshttp://szkk.pte.hu/http://epiteszforum.hu/(in Hungarian)The Naming Ceremony is to be held on the occasion of the centennial of the birth of János Szentágothai on 29 October 2012.http://szkk.pte.hu/http://szkk.pte.hu/http://szkk.pte.hu/ |
Pécs,Hungary |
October 29-30,2012 |
A century of the human mindJános Szentágothai Memorial Conference and Student CompetitionOrganised by the SZENTÁGOTHAI JÁNOS Centennial Honour Committee, the SZENTÁGOTHAI JÁNOS Scholastic Honorary Society andby the University of Pécs |
Pécs,Hungary |
October 31,2012 |
Honouring Szentágothai - Memorial conference at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (H.A.S.)http://mta.hu/news |
Budapest,Hungary |
November 12,2012 |
Memorial Conference on the occasion of 100th birthday ofJÁNOS SZENTÁGOTHAI (1912-1994)Organizednby the New York Hungarian Scientific Society at the Consulate General of Hungary, New York CityPUBLIC ATIONPictures galeryhttp://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet |
New YorkU.S.A. |
November 27,2012 |
Bust of János Szentágothai has been unveiled at the campus of Semmelweis Universityhttp://semmelweis-egyetem.hu/hirek/(in Hungarian) |
BudapestHungary |
Based on information of the Central Library of the Semmelweis University at http://www.lib.sote.hu/nav/szentagothai_emlekev