László Péter
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László Péter, was Emeritus Professor of Hungarian History
at the University of London
. He completed his first degree at the Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest
after which he worked as an archivist and teacher. He left Hungary
in 1956, subsequently completing a DPhil in Oxford
under the supervision of C.A. Macartney and John Plamenatz
. In 1961, he was appointed to a lectureship at SSEES and to a full chair in 1990. He retired in 1994.
László Péter published extensively on the constitutional history of Hungary and the Habsburg Monarchy
, mostly in the nineteenth century. He was an External Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
and a Fellow of University College London
.
During the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Péter was appointed to the revolutionary committee charged with the supervision and cataloguing of the archives of the Ministry of the Interior. His report on his activities, compiled shortly after his flight to the UK, is published in (eds Péter and Martyn Rady
) Resistance, Rebellion and Revolution in Hungary and Central Europe: Commemorating 1956, London (UCL SSEES), 2008, pp. 321-40.
History of Hungary
Hungary is a country in central Europe. Its history under this name dates to the early Middle Ages, when the Pannonian Basin was colonized by the Magyars, a semi-nomadic people from what is now central-northern Russia...
at the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
. He completed his first degree at the Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
after which he worked as an archivist and teacher. He left Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
in 1956, subsequently completing a DPhil in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
under the supervision of C.A. Macartney and John Plamenatz
John Plamenatz
John Petrov Plamenatz was a Montenegrin political philosopher, who spent most of his academic life at the University of Oxford. He became a Fellow of All Souls College, and succeeded Isaiah Berlin as Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at Oxford...
. In 1961, he was appointed to a lectureship at SSEES and to a full chair in 1990. He retired in 1994.
László Péter published extensively on the constitutional history of Hungary and the Habsburg Monarchy
Habsburg Monarchy
The Habsburg Monarchy covered the territories ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg , and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine , between 1526 and 1867/1918. The Imperial capital was Vienna, except from 1583 to 1611, when it was moved to Prague...
, mostly in the nineteenth century. He was an External Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest.-History:...
and a Fellow of University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
.
During the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Péter was appointed to the revolutionary committee charged with the supervision and cataloguing of the archives of the Ministry of the Interior. His report on his activities, compiled shortly after his flight to the UK, is published in (eds Péter and Martyn Rady
Martyn Rady
Martyn Rady is Professor of Central European History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies , University College London. He was from 1995 to 2009 Warden of Hughes Parry Hall , an intercollegiate hall of the University of London...
) Resistance, Rebellion and Revolution in Hungary and Central Europe: Commemorating 1956, London (UCL SSEES), 2008, pp. 321-40.