Csaba Foeldes

Background

Foeldes, Csaba was born on June 8, 1958 in Bácsalmás, Hungary. Son of János and Margit (Kappeller-Szekeres) Foeldes.

Education

Master of Arts in German Russian Languages, Lajos Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy in General Linguistics, Lajos Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy in Germanic Studies, Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany, 1987.

Degree in contrastive linguistics, Hungarian Academy Science/Humanities, Budapest, 1987. Doctor habilitatus in German Linguistics, University Debrecen, 1997.

Career

Lecturer Technology College, Kecskemét, Hungary, 1981-1985. Head German department Teacher Training College, Szeged, Hungary, 1985-1999. Professor, head German department Veszprém (Hungary) University, since 1996, director Institute Philology, since 1999.

Guest professor linguistics Zurich University, 1993, Humboldt guest-researcher, Institute German Language, Mannheim, Germany, 1995-1996. Guest professor German linguistics Halle University, Germany, 1998. Board directors Institute German Languages Mannheim.

President section languages and literatures Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Veszprem, since 1999.

Achievements

• Csaba Foeldes has been listed as a noteworthy linguist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Association Germans in Csongrad County, Szeged, Hungary, 1995-1996. Society Modern Philology, Hungary Association Teachers German (secretary since 1989), International Vereinigung für germanische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft, Society Hungarian Germanists (vice president), Hungarian Humboldt-Association, New York Academy of Sciences.

Connections

Father:

János Foeldes

Mother:

Margit (Kappeller-Szekeres) Foeldes