Programme Memorial meeting in honour of László Magyar Organised by the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

On 12 December, 2008. Starts at 9 a.m.
The place: the third floor conference room of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Budapest, V. Roosevelt square 9.)

Opening and welcome 

9.00-9.10 Gábor NÁRAY-SZABÓ academician, the general director of the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Welcome and opening communication

9.10-9.40 João Miguel VAHEKENI, ambassador of Angola in Hungary.
The kuanyama.
Papers (I.)
Moderator: Marianne ROZSONDAI, head of the Manuscripts and Old Books Collections of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

9.40-10.00 Professor Maciel SANTOS, , Historian, African Studies Centre of Porto University (CEAUP)
Portuguese politics of expansion in Angola- patterns and cycles.

10.00-10.20 Béla MÁZI, senior Librarian of the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences between 1825-1858: foundation, organisation, history.

Break: 10.20-10.40

10.40-11.00 Éva SEBESTYÉN, anthropologist, African Studies Centre of Porto University (CEAUP)
László Magyar's relationship with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

11.00-11.20 Dénes FLUCK, engineer, representing the patrilineal descendants of László Magyar.
László Horváth and the Magyar of Ötömös family

11.20-12.0 Book exhibition - the books are presented by András Vojnits Africa-researcher
Diary and letters of László Magyar from the interior of Africa. Edited by Eva Sebestyén
Eva Sebestyén, Adventure and research in Africa- Biography of László Magyar. (Eötvös Press)

Buffet-lunch at the the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences(Arany János u. 1.)

Papers (II.)

Moderator: Éva SEBESTYÉN, anthropologist, African Studies Centre of Porto University (CEAUP) 14.00-14.20 Balázs BORSOS, anthropologist, scientific director of the Ethnological Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Ethnographic knowledge of Central and East Africa in the second half of 19th century.

14.20-14.40 Imre BÁBA, cartographer-historian, the Hungarian edition of the National Geographic
17th century methods, 19th century results (accurate recognition of position, inaccurate measuring): László Magyar's manuscript map.

14.40-15.00 Ildikó SZILASI, anthropologist, secretary of the African-Hungarian Union
László Magyar and Emil Torday among Babunda.

15.00-15.30 Discussion.

Closing

15.30-15.50 Mihály SÁRKÁNY, anthropologist, head of the Anthropological Section of the Ethnological Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.