„Hallatni kell mindenütt a hangunkat!” Beszélgetés Mészáros Rezsővel [Interjú]

Abstract

Rezső Mészáros was born in Makó, on March 4, 1942. In 1965 he graduated from the institution formerly known as Attila József University as a teacher of Geography and Biology. Then he taught in Csanádpalota, until 1974, when he joined the “school of human geography” in Szeged. His candidate dissertation was defended in 1980, and his DSc thesis in 1989. In 1990 he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, later (between 1994 and 2003) served as rector of the university, becoming one of the longest reigning heads of the institution in its history. During his rectorship the integration of the university was carried out. Rezső Mészáros dealt with several research topics such as agricultural geography, regional and settlement development, globalisation, and analysis of cyber and virtual spaces. In recognition of his work he was declared an honorary citizen of Szeged and he was awarded the Hungarian Middle Cross of Merit. From 2007, he has been a full member of The Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Professor Mészáros’ personality and work is inevitable in the Hungarian human geography. This conversation intends to provide insight into the different stages of his life, giving some advice and lessons to the scholars of Hungarian geography.

Keywords

• human geography
• cyberspace
• rural geography
• globalization