Dr. h. c. doc. Ing. Július Binder (12 September 1931 – 26 July 2021) was a Slovak engineer and a manager who served as

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member of the Slovak parliament. Binder was born in the former republic of

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. He studied at the

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and was then active as a designer and head

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of various construction projects. As a director of the state firm Vodohospodárska Výstavba, he played an important role in the finalization of The

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project. He died in

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Honours

* Awarded the title Dr. h. c., the first recipient of this title, in 1994. * Awarded the

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, 1st Class in the civil division by president

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in 1995. * Awarded the golden double cross of the Slovak Minister of Culture in 1996. *

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named him a Knight of

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in 2004. * Prize for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage and the Development of the Town of Banská Štiavnica in 1997. * Štefan Moyzes Prize in 1998.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Binder, Julius 1931 births 2021 deaths Slovak engineers Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 1998–2002 Knights of St. Gregory the Great People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia politicians Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava alumni People from Senec District