Sándor Tóth (18 August 1939 – 11 September 2019) was a Hungarian poet and journalist, who edited ''Vigilia'' and Magyar Katolikus Rádió. He was a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP). He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for

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Constituency II) between 1990 and 1994. In this capacity he worked in the Committee on Culture, Science, Higher Education, Television, Radio and the Press. He also served as one of the recorders of the National Assembly. For his literal works, he was awarded the

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in 1995. He lectured at the Vitéz János Faculty of Teaching of the

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Works

* ''Belül ragyoghatsz'' (poems, 1992) * ''Kövek és pillangók'' (poems, 1994) * ''Arckép és vallomás'' (prose and lyrical selection, 1994) * ''A keresztnevek eredete'' (1998) * ''Kupola-jegyzetek'' (1998) * ''Adagio'' (poems, 1999) * ''Isten ritmusa'' (essays, 2001) * ''Csillagárnyék'' (poems, 2008) * ''Följegyzések a hegyen'' (publications, articles, 2014) * ''Táj és lélek. Barangolások könyve. A Magyar Katolikus Rádió hangfelvételei alapján, 2004-2015''; Üveghegy, Százhalombatta, 2015 + DVD * ''Fény- és lombhullámok. Kisprózák, arcok, művek''; Szt. István Társulat, Bp., 2016

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Toth, Sandor 1939 births 2019 deaths Hungarian male poets Christian Democratic People's Party (Hungary) politicians Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1990–1994) Academic staff of Pázmány Péter Catholic University People from Szolnok 21st-century Hungarian poets 20th-century Hungarian poets 20th-century Hungarian journalists 20th-century Hungarian male writers Male journalists Attila József Prize recipients