Background
Lengyel, Alfonz was born on October 21, 1921 in Godollo, Hungary. Arrived in United States, 1957. Son of Aurel and Margit (Furedy) Lengyel.
archeology and museology educator art history
Lengyel, Alfonz was born on October 21, 1921 in Godollo, Hungary. Arrived in United States, 1957. Son of Aurel and Margit (Furedy) Lengyel.
Degree in military science, Miskolc Law Academy, Budapest, 1944. Degree in law and political science, Miskolc Law Academy, Budapest, 1948. Master of Arts, San Jose State College, 1959.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Paris, 1964. Doctor of Laws (honorary), London Institute Applied Research, 1973.
Assistant professor San Jose State College, California, 1961-1963. Faculty University Maryland European Division, Paris and Heidelberg, Germany, 1963-1968. Intern museology Ecole du Louvre, Paris, 1965-1966.
Professor Wayne State University, Detroit, 1968-1972, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, 1972-1977. Dean, professor Institute Mediterranean Art and Archaeology, Cincinnati, 1977-1982. Coordinator art history Rosemont College, Pennsylvania, 1982-1986.
Research professor art history, director Goebel's Print Collection, Eastern College, St. Davids, 1986—1988. President Fudan Museum Foundation, China, 1988—2008. Director Sino-Americano, School Archaeology, 1989—2009.
Adjunct curator Detroit Institute Arts, 1968-1972. Consultant Paris American Academy, since 1963. Director UPAO, Washington, 1983-1987.
Advisory professor Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Consultant professor Xian Jiaotong University, Xian, People's Republic of China, founder Sino-American Field School Archaeology. Member Sarasota County Arts Council, Florida, since 1995.
(Book by Radan, George T. B., Lengyel, Alfonz)
Board directors Hungarian-American Federation, Cleveland, 1983-1991, executive vice president, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1991-2005. Member Republican Presidential Task Force, Washington, 1982-1986. Member advisory board United States Department Interior National Park Service, 1987-1991.
Board directors Museum Asian Art, Sarasota, Florida, 2001-2005. Officer Cross of Honor, Hungarian Republic, 1992. Fellow International Academy of Sciences and Lettres, Arpad Academy (president since 1982), Szechenyi Academy, American Association Swiss, German, Austrian Professors.
Member International Council Museum, Renaissance Society of America, College Art Association American, Archaeol. Institute American, National Federation Hungarian-Americans, Society Architectural Historians, New York Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Michigan Academy of Sciences and Letters, Register of Professional Archaeologists, Christopher Giest History Society, Detroit Classical Association, Michigan Academy Arts and Sciences, American Association Museum.
Married Hongying Liu.