Kossuth Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1949) Winner
József Marek
マレク・ヨーゼフ
József Marek
Aliases:
Marek József
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1868-03-18 （Vágszerdahely, Kingdom of Hungary (modern Horná Streda, Slovakia)）
- Died
- 1952-09-02 （Budapest） age 84
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Languages
- Hungarian, German
- Residence History
- Pest, Hungary → Budapest, Hungary
Career
- Occupations
- veterinarian, scientist, professor
- Active Years
- 1892-1952
- Affiliations
- Royal Hungarian Veterinary College, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- Memberships
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Hungarian Veterinary School | — | Veterinary Medicine | 獣医士 | 1889-1892 | Hungary |
| University of Bern | — | Veterinary Science | 博士号 | 1897-1898 | Switzerland |
| University of Vienna | — | Diagnostics | — | 1898-05 | Austria |
Royal Hungarian Veterinary School
Veterinary Medicine
Degree:
獣医士
Period:
1889-1892
Year of Graduation:
1892
Country:
Hungary
Graduated with a rarely awarded high mark
University of Bern
Veterinary Science
Degree:
博士号
Period:
1897-1898
Year of Graduation:
1898
Country:
Switzerland
Thesis: Das helvetisch-gallische Pferd und seine Beziehung zu den praehistorischen und zu den recenten Pferden
University of Vienna
Diagnostics
Period:
1898-05
Country:
Austria
Studied diagnostic techniques for a few months
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Balassa Prize | Work on rickets | — | Budapest Royal Medical Association | 受賞 |
| 1930 | Honorary Doctorate | — | — | University of Leipzig | 授与 |
| 1949 | Kossuth Prize | — | — | Hungarian State | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Hungarian Heritage Award | Outstanding role in veterinary science | — | — | 受賞 |
Balassa Prize
1931
Work:
Work on rickets
Organization:
Budapest Royal Medical Association
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate
1930
Organization:
University of Leipzig
Result:
授与
Kossuth Prize
1949
Organization:
Hungarian State
Result:
受賞
Hungarian Heritage Award
2007
Work:
Outstanding role in veterinary science
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Multiple Nervenentzündung (Polyneuritis) bei Hühnern
1907 Scientific ArticleFirst account of a poultry disease affecting the nervous system, later named Marek's disease.
Poultry nervous diseasePolyneuritis
Spezielle Pathologie und Therapie der Haustiere
1905 TextbookCo-authored with Ferenc Hutÿra. Covers pathology and therapeutics of domestic animals' non-infectious diseases. Translated into multiple languages and in print for over 50 years.
Veterinary MedicineDomestic Animal Diseases
Lehrbuch der Klinischen Diagnostik der Inneren Krankheiten der Haustiere
1912 TextbookTextbook on clinical diagnostics of internal diseases in domestic animals.
Clinical DiagnosticsInternal Diseases
Bibliography
- The Helvetic-Gallic horse and its relationship to prehistoric and recent horses (1898)
- Multiple inflammation of the nerves (polyneuritis) in chickens (1907)
- Textbook of clinical diagnostics of internal diseases of domestic animals (1912)
- Special pathology and therapeutics of the diseases of domestic animals (1905-1959 multiple editions)
Translations of Works
- Textbooks translated into Chinese, English, French, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish (partially Finnish)
Legacy
Renowned for discovering Marek's disease and authoring influential veterinary textbooks translated worldwide, foundational in Hungarian veterinary science.
Academic Societies
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences
In Popular Culture
- Busts in Budapest, commemorative stamp issued, street and school named after him.
Trivia
- First to adopt the nasogastric tube (Marek tube) for treating horse colic.
- Developed Distol, a remedy for liver fluke in cattle.
- Served as Director of Internal Medicine at the veterinary college until retirement.