Background
Abádi-Nagy, Zoltán was born on November 16, 1940 in Abádszalók, Hungary. Son of Zoltán Nagy and Irén Polyák.
Abádi-Nagy, Zoltán was born on November 16, 1940 in Abádszalók, Hungary. Son of Zoltán Nagy and Irén Polyák.
Degree in English, Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary, 1965. Dr.univ., Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, Hungarian Academy, Budapest, 1979.
Doctor of Science, Hungarian Academy, Budapest, 1993.
Instructor, mentor Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary, 1965-1971, assistant professor, associate professor, 1971-1993, professor, since 1993. Fulbright professor University Minnesota, Minneapolis, University Oklahoma, Norman, University California, Irvine, 1987-1990. Distinguished visiting lecturer Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, 1998-2000.
President Kossuth University, Debrecen, 1993-1995, dean humanities and social science, 1992-1993, head Institute of English American Studies, 1991-1992, chair North America department, 1991-1992, 2001-2002, chair English department, 1990-1991. Chair Hungarian Fulbright Commission, 1998, 2002-2004. Vice president University Debrecen, 2001-2005.
Member board trustees Széchenyi Professors Fellowship, 1996-1998, Ministry of Education, Budapest, Soros Foundation Committee for Higher Education, Budapest, 1997-1998. Member: Royal History Society (corresponding fellow, honorary 1997). Member Hungarian Society Study of English (president 1995-1999, László Orszagh prize Hungarian Society Study English, 2001), Hungarian Association American Studies (co-president, 1994-1998), Hungarian Academy (co-president committee for modern philology 1997-1999, member com.lit.
1999-2008, committee society science research institutes, since 2004, member general assembly, 1998, 2004-2007), Friends Hungarian Higher Education Foundation (chairman board), Hungarian accredidation committee, member committee social science institute accreditation, 1994-1997), National Research Foundation (member social science college, 2004-2007), Maastricht Center Transatlantic Studies (board member, 1998—2007, chair council higher education and research committee teacher training, 1994-1995).
Married Katalin Katona, December 12, 1964 (divorced 1998). 1 child, Katalin.