Nagy, Károly

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A sociologist and scientific and literary organizer of Hungarian civic life in the United States, Károly Nagy graduated in Hungary and left the country after the 1956 Revolution. In 1962, he obtained a second degree in Psychology at Rutgers University, and in 1970 he completed a third one in Sociology from the School for Social Research in New York. Nagy worked as a college teacher and become one of the most active members of the Hungarian diaspora through his scholarly and public activity aimed at making the U.S. public aware of the existence and the needs of Hungarian communities.

Location

New York, United States
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Birth place

Nyíregyháza, Hungary

Birth date

1934

Date of death

2011

Creator at

Archive of the Hungarian Human Rights Foundation

Author(s) of this page

Hermann, Gabriella

References

Hermann Gabriella: A CHRR-HHRF megalapítása, rövid szervezettörténete, ideológiai és pénzügyi háttere, valamint együttműködése más magyar diaszpóra szervezetekkel. Kézirat, 2017. [Gabriella Hermann: The foundation of CHRR-HHRF, short history of organization, its ideological and financial background, and its cooperation with other Hungarian Diaspora organizations. Manuscript, 2017.]

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