Andor Gellért

Andor Gellért
Born(1907-12-20)20 December 1907
Alba Iulia
Died28 November 1990(1990-11-28) (aged 82)
NationalityHungarian
Occupation(s)Journalist, radio editor

Andor Gellért (Hungarian: Gellért Andor, Hungarian pronunciation: [ɡeleːrt]) was a Hungarian journalist born in Gyulafehérvár, on 20 December 1907, and died in Budapest on 28 November 1990.[1][2]

Career

Andor Gellért finished his studies in the Economics faculty at the technical universities of Budapest, Paris and Berlin. He took part in the student movements of the 1920s and 30s. Between 1930 and 1938, Gellért worked with Pál Teleki at the Institute of Political Science. In 1939, he became a journalist, becoming Hungarian Telegraphic Office's Berlin correspondent. In 1942, he helped fabricate an armistice with Sweden,[3] working with the American Office of Strategic Services.[4] After the end of World War II, Gellért moved to the US. From then until 1954, he worked in the New York City editorial office of Radio Free Europe, and between 1954 and 1957 he was head of the Hungarian Desk. He then worked as a radio editor until his retirement.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Gellért Andor | PLM Namespace". PLM Namespace. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Gellért Andor". szer.oszk.hu. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. ^ Berstein, Vadim; Berger, Susanne (2020). The Secret Swedish-Hungarian Intelligence Sharing Agreement 1943–44: Possible Implications for the Raoul Wallenberg Case. Buxus.
  4. ^ Matthews, John P. C. (2007). Explosion : the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. New York, NY: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 978-0-7818-1174-3. OCLC 190762601.
  5. ^ "Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon 1000–1990". mek.niif.hu. Retrieved 26 October 2022.


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