Albert Szent-Györgyi and Szeged [antikvár]

FOREWORDOn 16th September 1993 we will celebrate the centenary of the birth of internationallyrenowned Hungarian scientist, Albert Szent-Györgyi, after whom our university isnamed.With his work as a scientist and a teacher, and also with his profound humanity anddemocratic spirit, the Nobel Prize winner Szent-Györgyi, who was professor, dean,rector and Honoris Causa doctor of the University, has left a lasting legacy for facultyand students alike.The present volume, which is published to commemorate his centenary, chronicles themost creative period in Szent-Györgyi's career (1928-1945), which he spent inSZEGED. It presents him as a research scientist, a friend of young people, and anenthusiastic supporter of arts and sport.His memory serves as an inspiration for all of us.Loránd L. FráterRector