Literary evening in remembrance of Ármin Vámbéry (1832-1913) at Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre (HICC), 1-A, Janpath > 6pm on 14th October 2013
Time : 6:00 pm
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Event Description : In the literary evening we remember Ármin Vámbéry (1832-1913), a pioneering scholar of Turkish and Arabic languages and cultures on his death centenary. He roamed the deserts of Central Asia by foot as a begging dervish. Later rulers and politicians asked for his advice and opinions at the time when there was intense rivalry between England and Russia for the control of Central Asia. In 1865, he was appointed Professor of Turkish and Arabic languages in Budapest University and he published books and articles in Hungarian, German, French and English. His contemporaries widely availed of the information he gave about the areas and languages he knew. In the evening, Vámbéry’s life and work will be presented in the light of his impact on Hungarian literature and learning.
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Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre (HICC), 1-A, Janpath, New Delhi- 110 001
Event Description : In the literary evening we remember Ármin Vámbéry (1832-1913), a pioneering scholar of Turkish and Arabic languages and cultures on his death centenary. He roamed the deserts of Central Asia by foot as a begging dervish. Later rulers and politicians asked for his advice and opinions at the time when there was intense rivalry between England and Russia for the control of Central Asia. In 1865, he was appointed Professor of Turkish and Arabic languages in Budapest University and he published books and articles in Hungarian, German, French and English. His contemporaries widely availed of the information he gave about the areas and languages he knew. In the evening, Vámbéry’s life and work will be presented in the light of his impact on Hungarian literature and learning.
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Literary evening in remembrance of Ármin Vámbéry (1832-1913) at Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre (HICC), 1-A, Janpath > 6pm on 14th October 2013
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