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György Bálint (originally surname Braun;[1] 28 July 1919 – 21 June 2020) was a Hungarian horticulturist, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, journalist, author, and politician who served as an MP.
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| Born | György Braun 28 July 1919 Gyöngyös, Hungary |
| Died | 21 June 2020 (aged 100) Kistarcsa, Hungary |
| Occupation | Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, journalist, politician |
Biography
Bálint's parents Braun Izidor and Koch Rozália were Jewish from a long tradition of farming. He graduated from the Royal Hungarian Institute of Horticulture in 1941.[2] His parents and their children were deported to a concentration camp during the Holocaust; only Bálint and one of his sisters survived. He was taken first to Mauthausen and then to the extermination camp in Gunskirchen.[1] He weighed 42 kilos when he escaped in 1945.[2]
He was a horticulturist, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, journalist, author, and politician who served as an MP.[3][2][1]
He died at 100 years of age in 2020 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.[3]
References
- Kaszás, Fanni (22 June 2020). "'Farmer Bálint,' the Famous 'Gardener of the Country' Dies at Age 101". Hungary Today. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- Than, Krisztina (18 July 2019). "Hungary's favorite gardener still digging up new tips as he turns 100". Reuters. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- "Meghalt Bálint gazda". index.hu (in Hungarian). 21 June 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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