Background
Komoróczy, Géza was born on August 11, 1937 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of György Komoróczy and Mária Bisitzky.
Komoróczy, Géza was born on August 11, 1937 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of György Komoróczy and Mária Bisitzky.
Bachelor, Eõtvõs University, Budapest, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Eõtvõs University, Budapest, 1969. Master of Arts, Charles University, Prague, 1964.
Doctor of Philosophy, Budapest Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1976.
Professor history ancient near east, sumerian Eõtvõs University, since 1962, full professor, 1985, founder, 1985, chair department assyriology hebrew studies, 1988—2002, professor emeritus, since 2007. Director center Jewish studies Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1987, past director, since 2007. Visiting professor Portland State University, 1981, 1983—1984, 1987.
Visiting professor department judaic studies Brown University, 1991, 1993. Visiting lecturer St. Petersburg, 1969, 1972, Freie University, Berlin, 1981, Dallas, 2006, 2008, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 2006. Member executive committee International Union Jewish Studies, Jerusalem, 1989—1997.
President Hungarian Helsinki Committee Human Rights, 1992—1998, honorary president, since 1999.
Married Judit Tarnói. Children: Noémi Zsuzsanna, Szonja Ráhel.