Elemér Hankiss

Elemér Hankiss (4 May 1928 – 10 January 2015) was a Hungarian sociologist. He taught at universities such as Stanford University and Central European University. He also wrote over ten books. From 1990 until 1993, he was the President of Hungarian Television.

Hankiss in June 2012.

Life

Hankiss was born in Debrecen. His father was literature professor. He studied the English and French languages at Eötvös Loránd University. His first wife was politician Ágnes Hankiss. He had two children.

Hankiss died after a short illness on 10 January 2015 in Budapest. He was 86.[1]

References
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  1. "Az emberi kaland vége – Hankiss Elemér halálára". Népszabadság Online (in Hungarian). 11 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.


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