Background
Kertesz, Stephen Denis was born on April 8, 1904 in Putnok, Hungary. Son of Lajos and Maria (Stolcz) Kertesz.
Kertesz, Stephen Denis was born on April 8, 1904 in Putnok, Hungary. Son of Lajos and Maria (Stolcz) Kertesz.
Doctor of Laws, University Budapest, 1926. Doctor of Laws, Indiana University, 1975. Diploma international relations, University Paris, 1928.
With, Hungarian Foreign Ministry, 1931-1947; head peace preparatory division, Hungarian Foreign Ministry, 1945-1946; secretary-general, Hungarian Peace Delaware, 1946; Hungarian minister to Italy, 1947; visiting associate professor, Yale Law School, 1948-1950; professor political science, U. Notre Dame, 1950-1975; professor emeritus, U. Notre Dame, 1975-1986. Consultant Foreign Area Fellowship program, 1961-1964, acting head department polit.sci., 1962-1964, Franklin Miles professor, 1963, also director Soviet and EastCen. European Center, 1954-1969, Chairman of Commission international relations, 1955-1986, director Western European studies program, 1965-1986, director Institute on International Studies, 1968-1986, Cardinal O'Hara professor government and international studies, 1969.
Member American Political Science Association, International Free Academy of Sciences and Letters, American Academy Political and Social Science, American Association Advancement Slavic Studies, American Society International Law, Catholic Commission Intellectual and Cultural Affairs, International Studies Association.
Married Margaret Cornelia de Fulop, October 7, 1931. Children: Marianne (Mistress Endre Sipos), Agnes (Mistress Peter Serenyi).