Kossuth Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1952) Winner
Sándor Jávorka
ヤーヴォルカ・シャーンドル
Sándor Jávorka
Aliases:
Alexander Jávorka / Jávorka Sándor
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1883-03-12 （Hegybánya (now Štiavnické Bane, Slovakia)）
- Died
- 1961-09-28 （Budapest） age 78
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Languages
- Hungarian
- Residence History
- Selmecbánya (now Banská Štiavnica) → Budapest
Career
- Occupations
- botanist
- Active Years
- 1903-1961
- Affiliations
- Department of Botany, Hungarian National Museum, University of Budapest
- Memberships
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences (corresponding member 1936, full member 1943)
- Influenced
- Vera Csapody
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Budapest | — | Botany | — | — | Hungary |
University of Budapest
Botany
Year of Graduation:
1906
Country:
Hungary
Graduated with a thesis on the genus Onosma
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kossuth Prize | — | — | Hungarian state | 受賞 |
Kossuth Prize
1952
Organization:
Hungarian state
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Flora Hungarica
1924 BotanyMain work on the flora of Hungary
Plant taxonomyHungarian flora
Iconographia Florae Partis Austro-Orientalis Europae Centralis
1929 BotanyIllustrated flora of the south-eastern part of Central Europe, co-authored with Vera Csapody
Plant iconographyTaxonomy
Translations
- Iconography of the flora from the south-eastern part of central Europe (1975)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scientific descriptionDetailed taxonomy
- Recurring Motifs
- Flora of Hungary, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Albania
Legacy
Key figure in Hungarian botany, published over 220 works including 18 books, known for Flora Hungarica
Trivia
- Author abbreviation 'Jáv.' in botanical nomenclature