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Babits is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Laslo Babits (1958–2013), Canadian javelin thrower * Lawrence Babits (born 1943), American archaeologist * Mihály Babits Mihály Babits (; 26 November 1883 – 4 August 1941) was a Hungarian poet, writer and translator. His poems are well known for their intense religious themes. His novels such as “The Children of Death” (1927) explore psychological pro ... (1883–1941), Hungarian poet, writer, and translator {{surname Hungarian-language surnames ...
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Laslo Babits
Laslo Babits (April 17, 1958 in Oliver, British Columbia – June 12, 2013) was a male javelin thrower from Canada. He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in 8th place. He set his personal best (86.90 metres) in 1984. Achievements Personal life Laslo graduated from ''Southern Okanagan Secondary School Southern Okanagan Secondary (formerly Southern Okanagan High School) is a public high school in Oliver, British Columbia (part of School District 53 Okanagan Similkameen). On September 12, 2011, the majority of the school was engulfed in flames. ...'' in 1977. References External links * * * * * 1958 births 2013 deaths Canadian male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Olympic track and field ...
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Lawrence Babits
Lawrence E. Babits (born June 22, 1943) is an American archaeologist with specific interests in military history, material culture, and battlefield and maritime archaeology. Babits is credited with highly accurate accounts of soldiers' combat experience during the 18th century, specifically during the Battle of Cowpens, a turning point in the American Revolutionary War. This is illustrated in his books ''Long, Obstinate and Bloody: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse'' (coauthored with Joshua B. Howard) and ''A Devil of a Whipping: The Battle of Cowpens''. Babits was a George Washington Distinguished Professor of Maritime Archaeology and History at East Carolina University. Biography Babits was born in Blytheville, Arkansas on June 22, 1943. He graduated from Surrattsville High School in Clinton, Maryland in 1961. During his youth he was a member of the Boy Scouts and in his junior year of high school became an Eagle Scout. The year he graduated from high school, Babits worked as ...
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Mihály Babits
Mihály Babits (; 26 November 1883 – 4 August 1941) was a Hungarian poet, writer and translator. His poems are well known for their intense religious themes. His novels such as “The Children of Death” (1927) explore psychological problems. Biography Babits was born in Szekszárd. He studied at the University of Budapest from 1901 to 1905, where he met Dezső Kosztolányi and Gyula Juhász. He worked to become a teacher and taught at schools in Baja (1905–06), Szeged (1906–08), Fogaras (1908–11), Újpest (1911), and Budapest (1912–18). His reputation for his poems in the literary life started in 1908. He made a trip to Italy in the same year, which made him interested in Dante; he made several other trips in later years. This experience led him to translate Dante's ''Divine Comedy'' (''Hell'', 1913, ''Purgatory'', 1920, and ''Paradise'', 1923). Briefly after the Hungarian Revolution of 1919 he became a Professor of Foreign Literature and ...
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