Dezső Mészöly

writer, poet, literary translator

Budapest, 27 August 1918 – Budapest, 11 October 2011

Posthumous associate member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2011–)

Dezső Mészöly was a poet, prose writer, translator, literary historian, and also a genuine ‘theatre man’. He spoke English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, and Hebrew. Even this

Kossuth Prize

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

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1993

governmental award

Knight'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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1988

governmental award

Knight of the Order of Academic Palms (chevalier des Palmes académiques)

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1953

governmental award

József Attila Award

The highest state literary award for outstanding literary activity, awarded by the current Minister of Culture.

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