József Hámori (20 March 1932 – 1 May 2021) was a
Hungarian biologist and politician, who served as
Minister of Culture
A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizatio ...
between 1998 and 1999. He was a member of the
Batthyány Society of Professors.
Publications
Books
*''Mi a neurobiológia?'' (1976)
*''Idegsejttől a gondolatig'' (1982)
*''Nem tudja a jobbkéz, mit csinál a bal'' (1985)
*''Veszélyeztetett értelem'' (1988)
*''Az emberi agy aszimmetriái'' (1999)
*''Agy, hit, számítógép'' (co-author, 2004)
Scientific works
*''The Inductive Role of Presynaptic Axons in the Development of Postsynaptic Spines'' (Brain Res., 1973)
*''Specific Antibody-fragments Against the Postsynaptic Web'' (Nature, co-author, 1973)
*''Triadic Synaptic Arrangements and Their Possible Significance in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus of the Monkey'' (Brain Res., co-author, 1974)
*''Presynaptic Dendrites and Perikarya in Deafferented Cerebellar Cortex'' (Procl. National Academy of Science, co-author, 1982)
*''Immunogold Electron Microscopic Demonstration of Glutamate and GABA in Normal and Deafferented Cerebellar Cortex: Correlation Between Transmitter Content and Synaptic Vesicle Size'' (Journal of Histochem. and Cytochem., co-author, 1990)
*''Metabotrop Glutamate Receptor Type 1a Expressing Unipolar Brush Cells in the Cerebellar Cortex of Different Species: a Comparative Quantitative Study'' (Journal of Neuroscientific Research, co-author, 1999)
*''Az emberi agy plaszticitása'' (Magyar Tudomány, 2005)
Honours and awards
* 1972 Academy Prize
* 1990 Member of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
* 1992 Member of
Academia Europaea
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The Academia was founded in 1988 as a functioning Europe-wide Academy that encompasses all fields of scholarly inquiry. It acts as co-ordinator of Europea ...
* 1994
Széchenyi Prize
The Széchenyi Prize ( hu, Széchenyi-díj), named after István Széchenyi, is a prize given in Hungary by the state, replacing the former State Prize in 1990 in recognition of those who have made an outstanding contribution to academic life in Hu ...
* 1996 Grastyán Prize
* 1999
UNESCO
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Einstein Gold Medal
* 2001 Ipolyi Arnold Prize
References
External links
Adatlap az Magyar Tudományos Akadémia honlapján, publikációs listávalÉletrajz az MTA honlapján
1932 births
2021 deaths
Culture ministers of Hungary
Hungarian biologists
Members of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
People from Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County
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