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Miklós Takács
Miklós Antal Imre Takács de Saár ( Szombathely, Hungary, 1906 – Szombathely, 1967) was a Hungarian silviculturist and Social Democratic politician. He was a member of the Takács de Saár family. Takács studied at the Academy of Forestry in Győr and after his graduation worked as forest inspector first in Csepreg, then in Kőszegpaty, Nemescsó, Pusztacsó and Benkeháza. Between the world wars he published a number of articles and essays on forestry and beekeeping in Hungarian and German periodicals. In 1945, when Ferenc Szálasi's government had its headquarters around Kőszeg, Takács managed to save the lives of many Jews and prisoners of war. Upon the end of World War II, Takács became a member of the Hungarian Social Democratic Party and took part in elaboration of the agrarian reform in Hungary. In 1948 due to his commitment to democracy and rule of law Miklós Takács (along with Anna Kéthly) was expelled from the Social Democratic Party which was under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szombathely
Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by the streams ''Perint'' and ''Gyöngyös'' (literally "pearly"), where the Alpokalja (Lower Alps) mountains meet the Little Hungarian Plain. The oldest city in Hungary, it is known as the birthplace of Saint Martin of Tours. Etymology The name ''Szombathely'' is from Hungarian ''szombat'', "Saturday" and ''hely'', "place", referring to its status as a market town, and the medieval markets held on Saturday every week. Once a year during August they hold a carnival to remember the history of "Savaria". The Latin name ''Savaria'' or ''Sabaria'' comes from ''Sibaris'', the Latin name of the river '' Gyöngyös'' (German ''Güns''). The root of the word is the Proto-Indo-European word ''*seu'', meaning "wet". The Austrian overflowing of the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
