Arthur J. Patterson
Arthur John Patterson (7 June 1835, London-29 September 1899, Budapest) was a British academic and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.[1][2][3] He was an academic at the Faculty of Humanities of the Eötvös Loránd University.
Arthur Patterson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 June 1835 |
| Died | 29 September 1899 (aged 64) |
| Burial place | Fiume Road Graveyard |
| Nationality | British, Hungarian |
| Occupation | academic |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Life
Although Patterson was born in London, he was raised up in Radnorshire, Wales. In 1855, he went to study at the University of Cambridge. In 1859, he earned a Doctor of Philosophy. In 1862, he moved to Hungary and also learnt the Hungarian language. In 1873, he became a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
In 1886, he founded the Department of English of the Faculty of Humanities of the Eötvös Loránd University.[4] From 1886 he was a professor at the Eötvös Loránd University.
In 1985, G. F. Cushing wrote about him in the Hungarian Studies in English volume.[5]
He died in Budapest in 1899 and was buried at the Fiume Road Graveyard.[6]
Major works
- Patterson, A. J. (1859). An Indian caste (PhD thesis), London.
- Patterson, A. J. (1869). The Magyars: Their country and institutions. Két kötet. (Színes néprajzi térképpel. Ism. Vasárnapi Újság 1870. 26-28. sz.)[7]
- Patterson, A. J. (1869). The new landlord. Uo. (Jókai Mór, Új földesúr, ford.)
- Patterson, A. J. (1834). Report on recent Hungarian Philology. Ugyanott, (lenyomat: Address of the President to philological Society-ból)
- Patterson, A. J. (1887). Dallos Gyula, Gyakorlati angol nyelvtan új tanmódszer alapján, mely szerint angol nyelven olvasni, írni és beszélni a legrövidebb idő alatt alaposan megtanulhatni. Tanodai és magánhasználatra. Negyedik javított kiadás. Budapest.
- Patterson, A. J., & Balassa, J. (1892). Angol nyelvtan és olvasókönyv iskolai és magánhasználatra. Ugyanott.
- Patterson, A. J. (1864). Utazás Erdélyben 1864 nyarán (English: Travelling in Transylvania in the summer of 1864) (translated: Kiss Sándor) Attraktor, Máriabesenyő, 2017 (Élet-utak)[8]
References
- "Nemzeti Örökség Intézete - Patterson Artúr János (Patterson, Arthur)". Nemzeti Örökség Intézete - Patterson Artúr János (Patterson, Arthur) (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- "Patterson Arthur, | Magyar írók élete és munkái – Szinnyei József | Reference Library". www.arcanum.com. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- "Patterson J. Arthur".
- "THE SCHOOL OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN STUDIES". seas3.elte.hu. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- CUSHING, G. F. (1985). "ARTHUR PATTERSON". Angol Filológiai Tanulmányok / Hungarian Studies in English. 18: 5–21. ISSN 0570-0973.
- "Arthur Patterson 1835 - 1899 BillionGraves Record". BillionGraves. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- Frank, Tibor. "Arthur J. Patterson és a The Magyars" (PDF).
- "Utazás Erdélyben 1864 nyarán-Arthur J. Patterson-Könyv-Attraktor-Magyar Menedék Könyvesház".