Dr. Kubassek János szerk.: A Kárpát-medence természeti értékei (Érd, 2004)
Dr. Gyula Gábris: Jenő Cholnoky, a professor of geography and protector of nature
the development of surface forms (bars) or processes (e.g., deflation) themselves, but the fact that he was the first in Hungary to explain these occurrences in Hungary. When commenting on his own results, sometimes he overestimates the international influence of his own research activity, and in fact, he mentions awards which are improbable or lacking in any credible basis. For instance, he wrote that he had been nominated for the Nobel Prize, or he overestimates his part in the conferences on agrogeology. These are all very interesting assertions, but nowadays nobody can verify, whether his colourful stories are true or not. Cholnoky was a man of quick temper, so unfortunately he often made his statements very sharply and was prejudiced in scientific - and not only geographic - issues, ignoring the sensitivity of his partners in the discussion. In addition to his admirers, he made several enemies too. It is not accidental that he argues with them in his account as well, and it has to be acknowledged that he is not always right. The account being kept brief so markedly even accentuates Cholnoky's elderly way of thinking, which tended to simplification. The explanations, which originally were very compact, considered and analysed many factors, appear in so naked in these laconic sentences that they could already be considered obsolete at the time of writing. It is difficult to understand - though the introduction somehow justifies the fact - why several of his important achievements are not mentioned at all and dropped completely from his list. For instance, this is the case with the first synthesis of the terrace system of the rivers in the Carpathian Basin, or Cholnoky's statements on the landforms of the Hungarian volcanic mountains or the development of Calderns. Two parts of the manuscript, containing the results of his travel to China and the paragraphs on the congresses on agrogeology are printed in small letters, as those can only be checked with difficulties, and are not even connected to geography, or they are descriptions, which are embellished in an exaggerated way. In addition to all these, it was necessary to attach concrete comments, notes and corrections to the manuscript in the form of footnotes (which are printed in original orthography, leaving Cholnoky's own underlining intact) .
