Oxford Hungarian Society - Michaelmas term 2005

Wednesday 12 October, MacGregor room, Oriel College, 8 p.m

Nicholas Parsons:How to Use this Book: Budapest Guidebooks of Three Centuries

Nicholas Parsons writes on cultural and historical topics and has himself compiled numerous guidebooks, including the Blue Guide to Austria.

Thursday 27 October, MacGregor room, Oriel College, 8 p.m

László Péter: The Irrepressible Authority of Werboczy’s Tripartitum: The Long and Distinctive Tradition of the Hungarian Common Law

László Péter is professor emeritus of Hungarian History and honorary fellow of University College London.

Wednesday 16 November, MacGregor room, Oriel College, 8 p.m

Bernard Adams: ‘Aki magyar volt, nagy magyar’: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Miklós Bethlen

Bernard Adams recently translated and published the autobiography of Bethlen (1642-1716)

Thursday 24 November, MacGregor room, Oriel College, 8 p.m.

Judit Brody: ‘Closely observed infants’: The legacy of pioneer paediatric psychoanalyst René Árpád Spitz (1887-1974)

Judit Brody is a retired librarian and a historian of science

Saturday 3 December

Mikulás party

We are hoping to have our usual Mikulás party – details later



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