Background
Perczel, Istvan was born on November 18, 1957 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Karoly Perczel and Erzsebet Zador.
religious studies educator researcher
Perczel, Istvan was born on November 18, 1957 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Karoly Perczel and Erzsebet Zador.
Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1995.
He is a professor at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. He holds a doctorate from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He has initiated the study of Classical Syriac as a modern Indian lingua franca and of Garshuni Malayalam.
According to his university profile, he knows Ancient Greek, Latin, Classical Syriac, Garshuni Malayalam and Church Slavic, speaks Hungarian, English, French, Modern Greek, Russian, Italian, German and Ktobonoyo and has a working knowledge of Hebrew, Malayalam and Old Portuguese.
Member of Society Biblical Literature, Sociéte Internationale pour l'Étude de la Philosophie Médiévale, Hungarian Society Patristic Studies, Hungarian Society Philosophical Studies, Hungarian Society Antique Studies (Revay award 1990, 1998).
Married Kinga Korenyi, March 9, 1986. Children: Julia, Janos, Jakab, Maria Magdalena.