Career
Woody plant (primarily conifer) taxonomy, ecology, conservation, and herbarium development. Received his diploma from the University of Horticulture, Budapest in 1976. Received doctorate and then Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Silviculture in Sopron, Hungary in 1984 and 1997, respectively.
As part of the dendrological documentation team led by Zsolt Debreczy research botanist, he had worked in many leading institutes worldwide, including the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, also in other major herbaria, arboreta and botanical gardens in the United States., England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, and Poland.
Istvan Racz also participated in large-scale botanical expeditions led to various parts of the temperate and adjacent zones, including northern North America, Mexico, China, Chile, Japan, Taiwan, New Zealand and Tasmania. Company-author or author of numerous books and scientific articles
Doctorate. – Rácz, I. Mercer Fellowship, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, United States (1988–1990) Synthesys Project (European Union), Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland (2011) Visiting Scientist, Kyoto University, Japan (2013).