Zoltán Fábri

director
Budapest, 15 October 1917 – Budapest, 23 August 1994
Posthumous associate member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts
“Human beings have their obsessions. What interests me most are the interrelations between the individual and society, the freedom that alone is worthy of the human being, as it relates to human dignity, and the violations of that dignity. My mania is that human beings are fundamentally born for freedom, and it is unbearable to me that although this is so, the several-thousand-year written history of humanity is nonetheless filled with wars,
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Parallel Life Paths
1992governmental award

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary

One of the four highest Hungarian state awards is the Hungarian Order of Merit, which is granted in various grades to individuals who perform exemplary activities in culture, science, art, or their own field, in order to advance Hungary’’s interests and promote universal human values.

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1970governmental award

Kossuth Prize, First Class

The highest Hungarian state decoration for the cultivation and preservation of Hungarian culture.

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1965governmental award

Outstanding Artist of the Hungarian People’s Republic

One of the most prestigious Hungarian state awards for the arts. The recipient is entitled to the title “Outstanding Artist of Hungary” (short: “Outstanding Artist”). Only those who already hold the Meritorious Artist award and have held it for at least five years are eligible.

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1955governmental award

Kossuth Prize, Second Class

The highest Hungarian state decoration for the cultivation and preservation of Hungarian culture.

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1953governmental award

Kossuth Prize, Bronze Class

The highest Hungarian state decoration for the cultivation and preservation of Hungarian culture.

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