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József Bihari (linguist)
József Bihari (6 May 1908, Érmihályfalva – 26 November 1997, Eger) was a linguist of Russian and Yiddish, a literary translator, and a college professor. Biography József Bihari was born in Érmihályfalva on 8 May 1908 to seamstress Mária Friedman and shoemaker Herman Berkovits. He was one of six children. Due to unemployment, his father had to seek employment abroad, during which time the mother raised the children alone. He completed his secondary education privately with the support from his brother. His hometown was annexed by Romania in 1919, and the Romanian government abolished private education. As he could not find a town where he could enrol in a public school pupil, he worked as a manual labourer for three years. In 1925 he moved to Budapest to continue his studies. With the help of an acquaintance he exchanged lessons for meals at different household each day. In 1927 he graduated from high school, but due to numerus clausus policy by Hungarian universities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Érmihályfalva
Valea lui Mihai (; ) is a town in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. Geography The town is located at the northern tip of Bihor County, around north-east of the county seat, Oradea, on the border with Hungary. It is crossed by national road (on this segment, part of European route E671), which runs from Oradea all the way to Sighetu Marmației, on the border with Ukraine. From Valea lui Mihai, road branches off, leading to the Hungarian border, away, where it connects to Main road 48. History In 1312, under Charles I, it was allowed new trade privileges and then in 1459 was also allowed tax benefits privileges for its citizens. Later it was part of the Ottoman Empire, which resulted in its depopulation, but the inhabitants subsequently returned. From the late 17th century (formally the 1699 Treaty of Karlowitz), it was part of Hungary within the Habsburg monarchy (the Austrian Empire from 1804) and from the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 the Kingdom of Hungary (Lands of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |