Kossuth Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1963) Winner
Sándor Radó
ラードー・サンドール
Sándor Radó
Aliases:
Alexander Radó / Alexander Radolfi / Sándor Kálmán Reich / Alexander Rado
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1899-11-05 （Újpest (now part of Budapest)）
- Died
- 1981-08-20 （Budapest） age 81
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Languages
- Hungarian, German, English, Russian
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Budapest → Vienna → Jena/Leipzig → Moscow → Berlin → Paris → Geneva → Budapest
Career
- Occupations
- Cartographer, Geographer, Soviet military intelligence agent
- Active Years
- 1919-1981
- Affiliations
- Royal Geographical Society (FRGS), Hungarian Geographical Society, International Geographical Union (IGU), International Cartographic Association (ICA)
- Memberships
- Hungarian Communist Party, Communist Party of Germany (KPD)
- Influenced By
- Vladimir Lenin, Grigory Zinoviev
- Influenced
- Hungarian cartographers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Budapest | — | Law | — | 1917頃（通信教育） | Hungary |
| University of Jena | — | Geography and Cartography | — | 1919-1922 | Germany |
| University of Leipzig | — | Geography and Cartography | — | 1922 | Germany |
University of Budapest
Law
Period:
1917頃（通信教育）
Country:
Hungary
No degree
University of Jena
Geography and Cartography
Period:
1919-1922
Country:
Germany
No degree
University of Leipzig
Geography and Cartography
Period:
1922
Country:
Germany
No degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Kossuth Prize | — | — | Hungarian National Assembly | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Order of Merit for a Socialist Homeland | — | — | Hungarian People's Republic | 受賞 |
| 1940 | Order of the Patriotic War | — | — | Soviet Union | 受賞 |
Kossuth Prize
1963
Organization:
Hungarian National Assembly
Result:
受賞
Order of Merit for a Socialist Homeland
1970
Organization:
Hungarian People's Republic
Result:
受賞
Order of the Patriotic War
1940
Organization:
Soviet Union
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Atlas for Politics Economy Workers' Movement
1930 Political AtlasAtlas depicting geopolitical analysis of imperialism and capitalism
ImperialismCapitalismSoviet Union
Bibliography
- Guide to the Soviet Union (1925)
- Atlas for Politics, Economics, Labor Movement (1930)
- The Atlas of To-day and To-morrow (1938)
- Codename Dora (1971)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Political propagandaMap-based analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- Soviet supremacyAnti-imperialism
Legacy
Renowned Hungarian cartographer and Soviet spy during WWII. Promoter of communist geography.
Academic Societies
- International Geographical Union
- International Cartographic Association
In Popular Culture
- Depicted as leader of Rote Drei in documentaries and novels
Quotes
-
Maps should be used by Soviet Russia to bring about world revolution
Source: Statement at Comintern Congress (1921)
Trivia
- Born into middle-class Jewish family
- Devoted communist and spy
- Appointed professor without degree