Somlyódy László - Somlyódy Nóra (szerk.): Hungarian Arts and Sciences 1848 - 2000 - East European Monographs 635. Atlantic Studies on Society Change 111. (New York, 2003)
Biographies
499 Biographies composed before 1795 but not published until after his death, broke new ground in Hungarian. The Anakreoni dalok (Anacreontic Songs) ofCs.’s final years manifest the inspiration of the Greek poet, whilst his last great philosophical poem. Halotti versek (Funeral Verses, 1804), is a meditation on the immortality of the soul. Csollány, Szilveszter (1970) Gymnast. Coach’s certificate (1992). Olympic silver (1996) then gold (2000), and golds in World Cup (1998) and European Championships (1998), all on the rings; European gold on the pommel horse. Coach in the USA (1995-98). Awarded Officer’s Cross of the Order ofMerit ofthe Republic ofHungaty (2000). Csongrádi, László (1959) Fencer. Coach's certificate (1991). Member of gold-winning Olympic (1988) and silver-winning World Championship (1990) sabre teams. Csonka, János (1852-1939) Mechanical engineer. With only four years of elemental^ schooling, Cs. picked up his skills (including fluency in several foreign languages) whilst working as an apprentice in various machine workshops around Europe. At the age of 25 was appointed to run the workshop at Budapest’s Technical University. A prolific inventor of motor engines, he was asked by András Mechwart to help put the Ganz Works their foreignmade motors into operation in 1887. His most significant work was the carburettor that he invented in 1893, together with Donát Bánki, which already had a spud, a butterfly strangler valve, or 'choke', and a damped air feeder. Cs. appears to have been the only Hungarian ever to whom the Chamber of Engineers ever awarded the right to call himself a qualified mechanical engineer without receiving a formal university training.