Botanikai Közlemények

  Journal of the Botanical Section of the Hungarian Biological Society
 

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Botanikai Közlemények 104(2): 179–194 (2017)
DOI: 10.17716/BotKozlem.2017.104.2.179

 

Szaniszló Priszter, the exceptional literacy and precision editor-in-chief of the series “Te cultivated plants of Hungary”

 

D. SURÁNYI1 and L. GY. SZABÓ2

 

1Cegléd Research Station, Fruitculture Research Institute, National Agricultural
Research and Innovation Centre; Szolnoki út 52, H–2700 Cegléd; suranyi.dezso@cefrucht.hu
2Semmelweis u. 11, H–7623 Pécs

 

Accepted: 2 October 2017

 

 

Key words: cultivated plants, monography, reminiscences

 

Szaniszló Priszter, the outstanding Hungarian botanist of the 20th century is commemorated in this short essay. Particularly, one piece of his immense life work, the contribution to the monograph series “The cultivated plants of Hungary” is discussed. Te series was launched by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1955 with the aim of providing encyclopaedic treatment for each of the country’s cultivated plants. Of the 180 volumes planned, 72 has been published till now. Szaniszló Priszter was technical editor of the series for 40 years (volumes 1–70), authored or co-authored several volumes, and compiled supplements and indices for the series. His exceptional literacy, high precision and conscientious work greatly contributed to the high standard of the published volumes.


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