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    Dienes Dénes, Ugrai János,

ISBN: 978-963-89817-4-5

History of the Reformed Church College in Sárospatak

szerző: Dienes Dénes, Ugrai János,

Yet, when surveying the history of Sárospatak and the Zemplén region, it becomes evident that, despite its difficult periods, the College, and the Teacher Training School it had spawned, shaped the intellectual life not only of the town but of the entire region (and also of Abaúj, Torna, Szabolcs, Szatmár, Bereg, Borsod and Gömör).

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Prof. Dr. Dienes Dénes egyetemi tanár a Sárospataki Református Kollégium Tudományos Gyűjtemények igazgatója. A Hernád Kiadó igazgatója és főszerkesztője.
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Egyetemi docens. Kutatási területe: felvilágosodás kori iskolakultúránk művelődés-, gazdaság-, egyház- és társadalomtörténeti vonatkozásai. XVIII-XIX. századi protestáns lelkészek műveltségi, társadalmi és vagyoni helyzete.
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Almost all conceivable factors worked against Sárospatak being able to maintain, for centuries, its status as an intellectual centre in rural Hungary. Small, minimally industrialized towns, with no real middle class and denominationally heterogeneous, are generally not able to maintain for nearly half a millennium –and from time to time to even strengthen– their function as a school town. The economic and socio-geographical nature of the town’s environs indicate much the same. Sárospatak, the town, never evolved into a veritably important economic player in the region. Although it is located near the famous Tokaj wine region and lies halfway between Debrecen and Kassa (Kosice), both these larger cities are somewhat difficult to access from the banks of the Bodrog. At the same time, Patak is immediately adjacent to at least two large territories (the Bodrogköz and Hegyköz) which evolved inwards on themselves, thus never shedding their underdeveloped conditions. To the east lay the considerably more prestigious Reformed Church College in Debrecen whose network of “particulas” restricted the extending of Patak’s influence, while towards the north and northeast, the multiple denominations, languages and ethnics –and the many cultural boundaries arising from any combination of these– compartmentalized the neighbouring region and made the extension of influence in that direction impossible.

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ISBN: 978-963-89817-4-5
SKU: 3176
Kiadó: Hernád Kiadó
Kiadás éve: 2013
Page Count: 236

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Robert Halmi Sr. – Main Sponsor (Budapest, Hungary 22/1/1924) Robert Halmi Sr. graduated from the Reformed Church College in Sárospatak in 1942 and from the University of Budapest in 1946. Having joined the Hungarian Resistance in 1944 to fight the Nazis in his native land, he was captured and sentenced to death. He was liberated and after the war he became an agent for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), in the battle against Communist oppression. These activities eventually led to another arrest and death sentence. He was smuggled out of prison and into Austria. Robert Halmi Sr. went to the United States in 1950 where he became a leading writer-photographer for Life magazine from 1952 to 1962, specializing in exotic locales and dangerous assignments. Halmi also spent three years driving race cars semi-professionally, flew balloons professionally, climbed various mountains and generally wandered the globe looking for adventure. He also established himself as an author, publishing eleven books. In 1962, Halmi began producing documentaries, specializing in outdoor subjects. Robert Halmi Sr. and son Robert Jr. have produced more than two hundred made-for-TV moves and mini-series. Their productions have won one hundred four Emmy Awards. Robert Halmi Sr. is an active supporter of his alma mater, having donated thousands of books and provided other material assistance. “Much of my success I owe to the College in Sárospatak. It was here that I was taught how to read and was introduced to the wonderful books which later served as the underpinnings of my work.When I arrived in America, I was armed with all the knowledge I needed in order to make a contribution to any subject which surfaced – keeping me one step ahead of the competition. So I wish to express my thanks to the school, to my friends, and everyone involved. The years I spent at the school were the best years of my life.”

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