Sándor Kányádi

poet
Porumbenii Mari, 10 May 1929 – Budapest, 20 June 2018
Full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2011–2018)
The most important message of Sándor Kányádi’s organically evolving poetry is the imperative to love one’s native land. This native land is not an abstract idea; rather, it is the unity
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2014governmental award

Artist of the Nation

The top prize in the hierarchical system of art awards, granted to Kossuth Prize-winning artists over 65 who have created significant value in their artistic field. By law, no more than seventy artists may hold it simultaneously.

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2009governmental award

Grand Cross of 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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2008governmental award

Envoy of Hungarian Culture

A title that can be awarded to Hungarian or foreign individuals who have achieved outstanding merits in representing Hungarian culture abroad and whose activities or initiatives have contributed to the international recognition of Hungarian culture.

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2004governmental award

Commander’s Cross with Star 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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2001governmental award

Kölcsey Ferenc Millennium Award

It could be awarded once in the millennial year, on January 22, 2001, to Hungarian citizens and Hungarians living abroad who created outstanding works expressing the national and universal values of Hungarian culture.

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1993governmental award

Kossuth Prize

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

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