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Lakatos Award Winners
Lakatos () is a Hungarian surname (meaning locksmith), and may refer to: * Brent Lakatos (born 1980), Canadian athlete * Géza Lakatos, a Hungarian general during World War II; briefly served as Prime Minister of Hungary * Imre Lakatos, a philosopher of mathematics and science * Imre Schlosser-Lakatos, Hungarian footballer * Josh Lakatos (born 1973), American target shooter * Menyhért Lakatos Hungarian Romani writer * Pál Lakatos, Hungarian boxer * Roby Lakatos Roby Lakatos (born 1965) is a violinist from Hungary who combines jazz, classical, and Hungarian Romani music Romani music (often referred to as gypsy or gipsy music, which is sometimes considered a derogatory term) is the music of the Roman ..., a Romani violinist from Hungary Hungarian-language surnames Occupational surnames {{Locksmith-surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Language
Hungarian () is an Uralic language spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighbouring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary, it is also spoken by Hungarian communities in southern Slovakia, western Ukraine ( Subcarpathia), central and western Romania ( Transylvania), northern Serbia (Vojvodina), northern Croatia, northeastern Slovenia (Prekmurje), and eastern Austria. It is also spoken by Hungarian diaspora communities worldwide, especially in North America (particularly the United States and Canada) and Israel. With 17 million speakers, it is the Uralic family's largest member by number of speakers. Classification Hungarian is a member of the Uralic language family. Linguistic connections between Hungarian and other Uralic languages were noticed in the 1670s, and the family itself (then called Finno-Ugric) was established in 1717. Hungarian has traditionally been assigned to the Ugric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Lakatos
Brent Lakatos (born 1 June 1980) is a Canadian wheelchair racer in the T53 classification. Lakatos has represented Canada at three Summer Paralympics, and at the 2012 Games he won three silver medals in the sprint and mid-distance events. In 2013 Lakatos reached the pinnacle of his sport when he collected four gold medals at the IPC Athletics World Championships and became world champion at his classification in the 100m, 200m and 400m events. Personal history Lakatos came from a sporting family and was swimming by the age of four. When he was six years-old a freak ice-skating accident resulted in the formation of a blood clot on his spine that left his legs paralyzed. Lakatos is married to Great Britain Paralympic sprinter and long jumper, Stefanie Reid and as of 2012 they live together in Britain. Athletics career Although Lakatos had taken part in racing events during the summer months since 1996, he did not initially take to athletics and was far more interested in wheelc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Géza Lakatos
Géza Lakatos de Csíkszentsimon (Hungarian title/name: "Vitéz lófő csíkszentsimoni Lakatos Géza"; in German: Geza Ritter Lakatos, Edler von Csikszentsimon) (30 April 1890 – 21 May 1967) was a colonel general in the Hungarian Army during World War II who served briefly as Prime Minister of Hungary, under governor Miklós Horthy from 29 August 1944, until 15 October 1944. Biography Lakatos graduated at Ludovica Military Academy. He was a military attaché in Prague from 1928 to 1934. On 5 August 1943 he succeeded vitéz Gusztáv Jány as commander of the Second Army. On 1 April 1944 he was appointed commander of the 1st Hungarian Army, but this was only until 15 May 1944. In August 1944 supporters of Lakatos and Horthy, armed with one tank, overthrew the German-installed government of Döme Sztójay. Lakatos's military government stopped the deportation of Hungarian Jews, with acting Interior Minister Béla Horváth ordering Hungarian gendarmes to use deadly force a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imre Lakatos
Imre Lakatos (, ; hu, Lakatos Imre ; 9 November 1922 – 2 February 1974) was a Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science, known for his thesis of the fallibility of mathematics and its "methodology of proofs and refutations" in its pre-axiomatic stages of development, and also for introducing the concept of the " research programme" in his methodology of scientific research programmes. Life Lakatos was born Imre (Avrum) Lipsitz to a Jewish family in Debrecen, Hungary, in 1922. He received a degree in mathematics, physics, and philosophy from the University of Debrecen in 1944. In March 1944 the Germans invaded Hungary, and Lakatos along with Éva Révész, his then-girlfriend and subsequent wife, formed soon after that event a Marxist resistance group. In May of that year, the group was joined by Éva Izsák, a 19-year-old Jewish antifascist activist. Lakatos, considering that there was a risk that she would be captured and forced to betray them, decided that her dut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imre Schlosser
Imre Schlosser (also known as Imre Schlosser-Lakatos; 11 October 1889 – 18 July 1959) was a Hungarian footballer of Danube Swabian ancestry who played as a forward. He still holds the record as the highest goalscorer in the history of the Hungarian National Championship. Club career The son of János Schlosser and Maria Kettner, he had two brothers, (John and Joseph), who were members of the Ferencvárosi TC, and thus, he followed their footsteps and made his debut at the age of 17, on 25 February 1906, against the Postás ellen (0-1), but his game was not yet appropriate, so he returned to the second team to strengthen for 3 months. He was on the first team again in the fall and this time he showed the potential of his talent, so he soon became a regular member of the team. Schlosser played eight seasons in green and white (1906-1915), of which he was champion six times and the top goal scorer of the league six times in a row, scoring a total of 258 league goals in 155 lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Lakatos
Joshua David "Josh" Lakatos (born March 24, 1973) is an American former Olympic target shooter. He was born in Pasadena, California. Career At the 1992 Olympic Trials, Lakatos did not make the Olympic team, finishing in seventh place. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Lakatos won a silver medal in the trap. At the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ..., Lakatos finished in 16th place in the trap. Stunt career In the 2019 Joker film, Josh drove the ambulance into the police car towards the end of the film. References * External links * 1973 births Living people American male sport shooters United States Distinguished Marksman Shooters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menyhért Lakatos
Menyhért Lakatos (April 11, 1926, Vésztő — August 21, 2007, Budapest) was a Hungarian Romani writer"Lakatos Menyhért" a bio at the Lakatos Menyhért School website, citing Lajos Rácz, ''Roma értelmiségiek arcképcsarnoka'' Since 1988 he was President of the Hungarian Romani Cultural Association (Magyarországi Cigányok Kulturális Szövetsége). His most famous book, ''Füstös képek'' ("Images in Smoke", translated in English as ''The Color of Smoke'') is a novel based on personal experience, set in . It is a '' |
Pál Lakatos
Pál Lakatos (born 7 June 1968 in Vásárosnamény) is a retired boxer from Hungary, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain) and 2000 (Sydney, Australia). He once won the silver medal at the European Championships, in 1993 (Bursa, Turkey), and thrice captured the bronze medal in the Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) at the European Championships, in 1991, 1998 and 2000. Amateur Highlights *Silver medalist at the European Championships in Light Flyweights, in 1993, Bursa, Turkey *Three-times bronze medalist at the European Championships in 1991, 1998 and 2000 *Member of the Hungarian Olympic Team of Barcelona in Light Flyweights *Member of the Hungarian Olympic Team of Sydney in Light Flyweights *13x Hungarian champion *1992 Olympic Results - Boxed as a Light Flyweights (48 kg) **1st Round - Defeated Vladimir Ganzcenko of Unified Team URS, RSC-2 **Round of 16 - Defeated Dong-Bum Cho of South Korea, 20-15 **Quarterfinals - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roby Lakatos
Roby Lakatos (born 1965) is a violinist from Hungary who combines jazz, classical, and Hungarian Romani music Romani music (often referred to as gypsy or gipsy music, which is sometimes considered a derogatory term) is the music of the Romani people who have their origins in northern India but today live mostly in Europe. Historically nomadic, though n .... References External links Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Lakatos, Roby 1965 births Living people 20th-century Hungarian musicians 21st-century Hungarian musicians Romani violinists Romani fiddlers Hungarian violinists Male violinists Hungarian fiddlers Jazz violinists Hungarian Romani people Musicians from Budapest 21st-century violinists 20th-century Hungarian male musicians 21st-century Hungarian male musicians Male jazz musicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian-language Surnames
Hungarian () is an Uralic language spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighbouring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary, it is also spoken by Hungarian communities in southern Slovakia, western Ukraine ( Subcarpathia), central and western Romania (Transylvania), northern Serbia (Vojvodina), northern Croatia, northeastern Slovenia (Prekmurje), and eastern Austria. It is also spoken by Hungarian diaspora communities worldwide, especially in North America (particularly the United States and Canada) and Israel. With 17 million speakers, it is the Uralic family's largest member by number of speakers. Classification Hungarian is a member of the Uralic language family. Linguistic connections between Hungarian and other Uralic languages were noticed in the 1670s, and the family itself (then called Finno-Ugric) was established in 1717. Hungarian has traditionally been assigned to the Ugric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
