Kodály. 1882-1967. Hungarian composer and collector of folk melodies. Corpus Musicae 1951.

Kossuth, Lajos. 1802-94. Hungarian Revolution leader, 1848-9.

Liszt, Franz. 1811-86. Hungarian pianist, Romantic composer. Harmonic innovator.

Lukács, György. 1885-1971. Hungarian Marxist writer: History of Class Conscioussness 1923.

March Laws. 1848. Hungarian independence during Revolution.

Mindszenty, József. 1892-1975. Hungarian cardinal. Anti-Nazi, anti-communist. Jailed by both. Spent 1956-71 in US consulate.

Moholy-Nagy, László. 1895-1946. Hungarian Bauhaus painter, designer, photographer.

Neumann, John von. 1903-57. Hungarian/US mathematician. Computer theory; serial process. Assisted H-bomb development. Minimax theorem 1928.Theory of Games 1944.

Nikolsburg, Treaty. 1621. Austria regained Hungarian crown, Transylvania enlarged.

Petöfi, Sándor. 1823-49. Hungarian lyric poet. Hero of the 1848-9 revolution. Poetry of Liberation. János Vitéz 1845.

Pulitzer, Joseph. 1847-1911. Hungarian/US publisher. Endowed prize awarded since 1917.

Rainaldi, Girolamo. 1570-1655. Hungarian architect. Brought Mannerism to Rome.

Rajk, Laszlo. 1909-49. Hungarian communist statesman. Hung for treason. Rehabilitated 1956.

Rákóczi I, György. 1593-1648. Transylvanian prince. Won rights from Hapsburgs for Hungarians.

Rákosi, Mátyás. 1892-1971. Stalinist Hungarian leader 1945-56. Fled before 1956 uprising.

Richter, Hans. 1843-1916. Hungarian conductor. Brahms, Wagner expert.

Rudolf. (Raoul). French king 923-36. Fought Normans and Hungarians.

Rudolf. 1858-89. Heir to Austro-Hungarian throne. Died mysteriously. Declared a suicide.

Secret Speech. 1956. Khrushchev call for destalinization in USSR leads to Hungarian, Polish uprisings.

Semmelweis, Ignaz. 1818-65. Hungarian/Austrian. Puerperal fever 1861.

Teller, Edward. 1908-. Hungarian/US physicist. Manhattan project. Supported H-bomb.

Temesvar, Battle. 1849. Hungarian Republic re-absorbed by Austria.

Thököly, Imre. 1657-1705. Led Hungarian Protestant rebels vs Austria. Besieged Vienna with Turks 1683.

Tisza, István. 1861-1918. Hungarian Prime Minister 1903-5,13-17. Supported alliance with Germany. Assassinated.

Trianon Treaty. 1920. WWI Allies settle Hungarian borders at 1/3 of pre-war size.

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