Farewell to Árpád Berta (1951–2008)

We bid farewell to Árpád Berta, a man of scholarship, a person of international reputation, a teacher and a friend. A marvellous career has ended prematurely. Árpád began his studies at the University of Szeged in German and Slavic studies. His original plan was to become a Slavist. In 1974, when he...

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Published in:Acta orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 2008-09, Vol.61 (3), p.373-383
Main Author: Róna-Tas, András
Format: Article
Language:English
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Language and Literature Studies
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Summary:We bid farewell to Árpád Berta, a man of scholarship, a person of international reputation, a teacher and a friend. A marvellous career has ended prematurely. Árpád began his studies at the University of Szeged in German and Slavic studies. His original plan was to become a Slavist. In 1974, when he learnt about the new program of Altaic comparative linguistics, he began to attend my lectures. In 1975 he passed the state exams for German and Russian teachers and taught in the Gábor Bethlen Secondary Grammar School at Hódmezővásárhely, his native city. At the same time he continued his studies at the Department of Altaic Studies. In 1978 he became a student at the University of Kazan, where he widened his knowledge of the Kazan Tatar language. In 1979 he got his second MA in Altaic studies.
ISSN:0001-6446
1588-2667