Background
Kövecses, Zoltán was born on September 23, 1946 in Budapest, Hungary.
Kövecses, Zoltán was born on September 23, 1946 in Budapest, Hungary.
Master of Arts, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1986. Doctor of Letters, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1996.
Assistant professor Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1976-1982, senior assistant professor, 1982-1990, associate professor, 1990-1998, chair American studies, 1990-1992, 94-96, professor, since 1998.
Member International Cognitive Linguistics Association.
Children: László, Ádám.