Background
KováC, DuSAn was born on January 3, 1942 in Humenné, Slovakia. Son of Ján and Mária (Sládková) KováC.
KováC, DuSAn was born on January 3, 1942 in Humenné, Slovakia. Son of Ján and Mária (Sládková) KováC.
Master of Arts, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1969. Doctor of Science, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1991.
Secondary school teacher, Partizánske, Slovakia, 1964-1966, Bratislava, 1966-1968. Junior research worker Institute History Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 1968-1980, senior research worker, 1980-1989, director, since 1990. Chairman German-Slovak Commission Historians, Bonn/Bratislava, since 1993.
Chairman Austrian-Slovak Commission Historians, since 1993. Chairman Commission of History Teaching, Bratislava, 1991-1994. Head Team for History Textbooks, Bratislava, since 1991.
Advisor President of Slovak Republic, since 1993. Fellow Royal History Society London (correspondent). Member Slovak National Committee Historians (president since 1990), Collegium Carolinum (Munich).
Married Mária Ruzbacká, February 22, 1974. Children: Richard, Daniela.