27 Notable alumni of
University of Debrecen

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The University of Debrecen is 1447th in the world, 496th in Europe, and 11th in Hungary by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 27 notable alumni from the University of Debrecen sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Imre Lakatos

    Imre Lakatos
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1922-1974 (aged 52)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 1944
    Occupations
    physicistmathematicianuniversity teacherphilosopher
    Biography

    Imre Lakatos was a Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science, known for his thesis of the fallibility of mathematics and its "methodology of proofs and refutations" in its pre-axiomatic stages of development, and also for introducing the concept of the "research programme" in his methodology of scientific research programmes.

  2. Zsigmond Móricz

    Zsigmond Móricz
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1879-1942 (aged 63)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 1899-1900
    Occupations
    writerediting staffchildren's writerplaywrightjournalist
    Biography

    Zsigmond Móricz was a major Hungarian novelist and Social Realist.

  3. Magda Szabó

    Magda Szabó
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1917-2007 (aged 90)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 1940
    Occupations
    children's writerprose writertranslatorwriterpoet
    Biography

    Magda Szabó was a Hungarian novelist. Doctor of philology, she also wrote dramas, essays, studies, memoirs, poetry and children's literature. She was a founding member of the Digital Literary Academy, an online digital repository of Hungarian literature. She is the most translated Hungarian author, with publications in 42 countries and over 30 languages.

  4. Slomó Köves

    Slomó Köves
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1979-.. (age 45)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    In 2007 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in study of history
    Occupations
    rabbi
    Biography

    Slomó Köves is a leading Orthodox rabbi and chief rabbi of EMIH (Egységes Magyarországi Izraelita Hitközség ) an affiliate of Chabad-Lubavitch in Hungary which is led by rabbi Báruch Oberlander.

  5. János Berecz

    János Berecz
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1930-2022 (aged 92)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 1950-1951
    Occupations
    non-fiction writerwriterpoliticianopinion journalistjournalist
    Biography

    János Berecz was a Hungarian communist politician and ideologist, a leading member of the ruling Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP) in the 1980s. Along with Károly Grósz, he represented the party's hard-line Marxist-Leninist branch and was considered a potential candidate to succeed János Kádár as General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party.

  6. Sándor Zöld

    Sándor Zöld
    Born in
    Romania Flag Romania
    Years
    1913-1951 (aged 38)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    In 1939 studied medicine
    Occupations
    politicianinternist
    Biography

    Sándor Zöld was a Hungarian communist politician, who served as interior minister between 1950 and 1951. He followed János Kádár in this position.

  7. András Rapcsák

    András Rapcsák
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1943-2002 (aged 59)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    In 1977 graduated with doctorate
    Occupations
    politicianphysicist
    Biography

    András Rapcsák was a Hungarian engineer and politician who served as mayor of Hódmezővásárhely from 1990 until his death. He was succeeded by his deputy mayor János Lázár. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Hungary since 1994.

  8. Alex Szalay

    Alex Szalay
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 1967-1969
    Occupations
    astronomerphysicist
    Biography

    Alex Szalay is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of physics and astronomy and computer science at the Johns Hopkins University School of Arts and Sciences and Whiting School of Engineering. Szalay is an international leader in astronomy, cosmology, the science of big data, and data‐intensive computing. In 2023, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

  9. Tamás Vicsek

    Tamás Vicsek
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    In 1976 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
    Occupations
    lecturerphysicistmathematician
    Biography

    Tamás Vicsek is a Hungarian scientist with research interests in numerical studies of dense liquids, percolation theory, Monte Carlo simulation of cluster models, aggregation phenomena, fractal growth, pattern formation (computer and laboratory experiments), collective phenomena in biological systems (flocking, oscillations, crowds), molecular motors, cell locomotion in vitro. He held the position of professor of physics at the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, and was visiting scientists in various academia.

  10. László Tasó

    László Tasó
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 1999
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    László Tasó is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Hajdúhadház (Hajdú-Bihar County Constituency IV) from 2006 to 2014, and for Debrecen (Hajdú-Bihar County Constituency III) since 2014. He was also MP from the county regional list of Fidesz between 2004 and 2006. He served as mayor of Nyíradony between 1994 and 2014. He was appointed Secretary of State for Transport on 1 July 2014.

  11. Dóra Bodonyi

    Dóra Bodonyi
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1993-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    kayaker
    Biography

    Dóra Bodonyi is a Hungarian sprint canoeist.

  12. Ferenc Baja

    Ferenc Baja
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 1982
    In 1984 graduated with doctorate
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Dr Ferenc Baja is a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Environment and Regional Development between 1994-98.

  13. Attila Tilki

    Attila Tilki
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 2003
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Dr. Attila Tilki is a Hungarian jurist and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Fehérgyarmat (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Constituency X) from 2006 to 2014, and for Vásárosnamény (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Constituency IV) since 2014. He served as mayor of Fehérgyarmat between 2006 and 2014.

  14. Csaba Földes

    Csaba Földes
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 1981
    Occupations
    linguistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Csaba Földes is a linguist. His research is focused on contemporary German language and German as a foreign language. He is currently full professor (W3) and holds the chair of German Linguistics at the University of Erfurt in Germany. Földes is a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Past President of the Central European Association for German Studies (German: Mitteleuropäischer Germanistenverband).

  15. András Prékopa

    András Prékopa
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1929-2016 (aged 87)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 1952
    Occupations
    university teacheracademicmathematician
    Biography

    András Prékopa was a Hungarian mathematician, a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He was one of the pioneers of stochastic programming and has been a major contributor to its literature. He amended one of the three basic model types of the discipline, chance-constrained programming, by taking into account stochastic dependence among the random variables involved. One of his main results in the area concerns the convexity theory of probabilistically constrained stochastic optimization problems. He introduced the concept of logarithmic concave measures and provided several fundamental theorems on logconcavity, which supplied proofs for the convexity of a wide class of probabilistically constrained stochastic programming problems. These results had impact far beyond the area of mathematical programming, as they found applications in physics, economics, statistics, convex geometry and other fields.

  16. Sándor Arnóth

    Sándor Arnóth
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1960-2011 (aged 51)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 1987
    Occupations
    politicianhistorian
    Biography

    Sándor Arnóth was a Hungarian politician and member of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1998 and 2006, in 2008 and from 2010 until his death. He was also (since 2006) the mayor of his home town of Püspökladány, being re-elected in 2010. He was a member of Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union.

  17. József Kovács

    József Kovács
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 2004
    Occupations
    politiciangastroenterologist
    Biography

    Dr. József Kovács is a Hungarian physician and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Gyula (Békés County Constituency II then III) since 2010.

  18. Csaba Gyüre

    Csaba Gyüre
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 1997
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Csaba Gyüre is a Hungarian lawyer and politician. He is a member of parliament in the National Assembly of Hungary (Országgyűlés) representing Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County.

  19. Lajos Mile

    Lajos Mile
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 1983
    Occupations
    journalistliterary historianpoliticiandiplomat
    Biography

    Lajos Mile is a Hungarian journalist, politician and diplomat, member of the National Assembly (MP) from Politics Can Be Different (LMP) National List between 2010 and 2014. He was also Member of Parliament for Miskolc (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Constituency III) between 1990 and 1994.

  20. Tibor Szele

    Tibor Szele
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1918-1955 (aged 37)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 1937-1941
    Occupations
    mathematician
    Biography

    Tibor Szele Hungarian mathematician, working in combinatorics and abstract algebra.

  21. Nikolay Boykov

    Nikolay Boykov
    Born in
    Bulgaria Flag Bulgaria
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    translatorwriterpoet
    Biography

    Nikolay Boykov is a contemporary Bulgarian writer and literary translator from Hungary.

  22. András Kertész

    András Kertész
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 1976-1981
    Occupations
    linguist
    Biography

    András Kertész is a Hungarian linguist, professor, full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on the philosophy of linguistics, theoretical linguistics and foundational problems of syntax, semantics and pragmatics. He works both in Hungary and around the world, and has published in English, German and Hungarian.

  23. Andor Kertész

    Andor Kertész
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1929-1974 (aged 45)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 1947-1952
    Occupations
    mathematician
    Biography

    Andor Kertész was a Hungarian mathematician and professor of mathematics at the Lajos Kossuth University (KLTE), Debrecen. He is the father of linguist András Kertész.

  24. Mária Filep

    Mária Filep
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    civil engineerarchitect
    Biography

    Mária Filep is a Hungarian architect and main organizer of the Pan-European Picnic.

  25. Tibor Kökény

    Tibor Kökény
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 1998
    Occupations
    psychologistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Tibor Kökény is a Hungarian psychologist and teacher of Yoga in Daily Life System.

  26. Mihály Nagy

    Mihály Nagy
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1937-.. (age 87)
    Occupations
    high school teacher
    Biography

    Mihály Nagy Mikola Sándor Prize winner, high school teacher; research teacher; high school principal; university doctor; mineralogist; meteorite researcher; Honorary Ph.D.

  27. Vilmos Szabó

    Vilmos Szabó
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Enrolled in the University of Debrecen
    Studied in 1975
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Vilmos Szabó is a Hungarian educator and Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) between 1998 and 2014. He served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2010.