Dennis Gabor
Electronics engineer and humanist. Born as Dénes Gábor, in Budapest, Hungary. He worked in Germany for several years, but moved to England when Adolf Hitler came to power. he invented holography in...
Electronics engineer and humanist. Born as Dénes Gábor, in Budapest, Hungary. He worked in Germany for several years, but moved to England when Adolf Hitler came to power. he invented holography in...
Inventor and industrialist. Born in Csorna, Hungary. Worked in Vienna before emigrating to America. Returned to Vienna where he entered a partnership making equipment for hectographs (an early form...
Chief Rabbi of the British Empire. Born Slovakia, then part of Hungary. When he was aged 11 the family moved to New York. Worked for a time as a rabbi in Johannesburg. 1911 returned to New York...
Escape artist. Born Erik Weisz in Budapest. Later names include: Ehrich Weiss, Harry Weiss. The family moved to the US in 1878. He had a very close relationship with his mother, to whom he alwa...
From their (Picture source) website: "Dedicated to enhancing knowledge and appreciation of Hungarian culture, the Balassi Institute Hungarian Cultural Center organises and supports a wide spectrum ...
Thousands died fighting, others were tortured and executed. 200,000 were forced to flee.
Film producer. Born Sandor Kellner in Hungary. In 1933 had a big success with "The Private Life of Henry VIII" starring Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester. There is an interesting story about Ko...
Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician. Governor-President during the 1848 - 9 revolution. Louis is a westernised version of his first name, Lajos. Spent 3 weeks in England in 1851 on a speaking ...
Hungarian patriot. New York Times obituary. Krasso's widow, Agnes Hay, has kindly allowed us to use this photograph.
Hungarian composer and pianist. First visited London in 1826. During 1840 - 41 he toured extensively in Europe including England and visited London a number of times.