Background
Paládi-Kovács, Attila was born on September 14, 1940 in Ozd, Co Borsod, Hungary. Son of József P.-V. and Anna Talpas.
anthropologist educator ethnologist
Paládi-Kovács, Attila was born on September 14, 1940 in Ozd, Co Borsod, Hungary. Son of József P.-V. and Anna Talpas.
Master of Arts License Teacher History and Geography, Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy in Ethnology, Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary, 1965. Computer Sciences Corporation, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 1974.
Doctor of Science, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 1987.
Museologist, Dobó Museum, Eger, Hungary, 1963-1964; museologist, Dèri Museum, Debrecen, Hungary, 1964-1965; research fellow, Kossuth U., Debrecen, 1965-1968; research fellow, head department, deputy director Ethnograph. Institute, Hungarian Academy Sciences, Budapest, 1969-1980; advisory member, Hungarian Academy Sciences, Budapest, since 1985; director Ethnograph. Institute, Hungarian Academy Sciences, Budapest, since 1986; associate professor, Eötvös U., Budapest, 1981-1989; professor, head of chair, Eötvös U., Budapest, since 1986.
Member Hungarian Society Ethnology (secretary general 1982-1988), International Union of Anthropol. and Ethnological Sciences (executive committee 1988-1998), International Council for Science (anthropological and ethnological science Hungarian national committee since 1995).
Married Csilla Lendvaí, April 16, 1964. Children: Ádám, Gergely.