Technikatörténeti szemle 25. (2001-02)

Szabadváry Ferenc professzor akadémikus köszöntése 80. születésnapja alkalmából (műveinek bibliográfiájával)

him that the Museum rose to a scientific workshop and became - even without an exhibition hall - a respected member of various international museum unions. As a result of his activities the Museum was enlarged by a new three-storey storehouse, however, in spite of visiting a number of sites and preparing lots of drafts, the institutions did not find a new, permanent home for its exhibitions. As in history of science and technology, professor Szabadváry founded a school in technical museology, too. He launched many young curators and researchers in this interdisciplinary branch of science that counted as new in the Hungary of those days. From his disciples he demands both the accuracy of natural sciences and the corectness of history, encouraging them to a humorous and empathic approach of the subject. His activities were earlier recognized abroad than in his country. His work in history of science was recognized by the Széchenyi prize obtained from the first democratically elected government in 1991, and in 1995 he was elected corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Beyond his recognized activity in museum development, several international and domestic organizations respect him as a founder. He is founding president of the Union of Central European Technical Museums (MUT, 1991) and he also is founding president of the Group for History of Chemistry of the Federation of European Chemical Societies (FECS), which organizes it conferences every four years in Hungary. He is a founding member of the Complex Committee for History of Science and Technology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Committee for History of Science and Technology of the Federation ot Technical and Scientific Societies. In addition to all this we should not forget that Professor Suabadváry is a loving husband, an attentive father of his two children and a proud grandfather of his six grandchildren. On behalf of the staff of the Hungarian Museum for Science and Technology, the Editorial Board of the Review of History of Technics, the colleagues at Budapest Technical and Economical University and at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Federation of Technical and Scientific Societies, particularly the members, leaders and co-workers of the Hungarian Chemical Society we respectfully wish Professor Szabadváry yet much success in his profession, good health and much joy in life.