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Dr. Dezso Benedek

Chancellor of The Humanitad: World Honours Class

  • Anthropologist and Literary Scholar
  • Director of the Asian Language Programs, University of Georgia - Athens - USA
  • Director of Humanitad Education & Cultural Affairs
  • Profile
  • Education
  • Academic Honours & Grants
  • Languages
  • Titles
  • Publications
  • Field Work

Profile:

Dr. Benedek is a widely recognised and respected cultural anthropologist. His activities range from fieldwork in remote ethnic communities, in such places as the Island of Irala, Patagonia, Tibet etc.... He has organised and led expeditions into the Mekong Delta, Western China and Pakistan and is a recognised authority in his field. He continues to work as an advisor for Eastern European governments and academic establishments, and is Chancellor of the Humanitad: World Honours Class (endorsed by Heads of State from nations around the globe).

Education:

  • B.A. Philology: Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Romania.
  • Ph.D. Comparative Literature & Cultural Anthropology: Pennsylvania State University.
  • Edwin Erle Sparks Fellow: Pennsylvania State University National
  • Ministry of Education of Republic of China Fellow: National Taiwan University

Academic Honours & Grants:

  • KOREA FOUNDATION GRANT
  • EDWIN ERLE SPARKS KOREA FOUNDATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
  • CHINA PACIFIC CULTURAL FOUNDATION
  • SANDY BEAVER TEACHING AWARD PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV.
  • SKAGGS FOUNDATION
  • WOODROW WILSON FOUNDATION
  • FULBRIGHT LECTURING F/SHIP

Languages:

HUNGARIAN, ROMANIAN, ENGLISH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, FRENCH, SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, CHINESE, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESE, TAMI, IVATANEN, ITBAYETEN ETC...

Titles:

19 different categories credited: (This information will be issued at request by the Humanitad Foundation)

Publications:

21 different categories credited: (This information will be issued at request by the Humanitad Foundation)

Fieldwork:

Various categories credited