GOSTArystanova G., Omakaeva E. U. Famous Hungarian Mongolologist Agnes Birtalan: milestones of her scientific and pedagogical activities (an anniversary view) // Academic Research Journal. 2026. Vol. 4. No. 2. P. 30-37. DOI: 10.25726/o1794-9717-1976-c
APAArystanova, G. & Omakaeva, E. U. (2026). Famous Hungarian Mongolologist Agnes Birtalan: milestones of her scientific and pedagogical activities (an anniversary view). Academic Research Journal, 4(2), 30-37. https://doi.org/10.25726/o1794-9717-1976-c
Abstract
This article is dedicated to the anniversary of the renowned orientalist, Doctor of Philology, Professor Agnes Birtalan, Director of the Department of Mongolian and Inner Asian Studies at Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest). Her dedicated work in Mongolian studies has earned her recognition among scholars in Hungary and abroad, including in Mongolia and Russia. Professor Ágnes Birtalan is a prominent representative of the school of distinguished Orientalists and a successor to the traditions established by Lajos Ligeti (1902-1987). She is a student of György Kára (1935-2022). Her research interests cover a wide range of topics related to the language, culture, and religious beliefs of the peoples of Central Asia.
Keywords
Ágnes BirtalanMongolian studiesresearch interestseducatorKalmyk-Hungarian academic ties
Funding
The authors did not declare any external funding for this research.
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