Éva Pócs facts for kids
Éva Pócs (born in 1936) is a Hungarian expert who studies people's cultures and traditions. She is known as an ethnographer and folklorist. This means she researches things like old stories, beliefs, and customs that have been passed down through generations.
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About Éva Pócs
Éva Pócs was born in 1936. She has a twin brother, Tamás Pócs, who is a botanist, meaning he studies plants.
Her Early Career and Studies
Éva Pócs started her career in museums. From 1959 to 1960, she was an intern at the Néprajzi Múzeum (Museum of Ethnography).
In 1960, she earned her first degree from Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE). She studied Hungarian Folklore, Museology (how museums work), and how to teach in secondary schools. After graduating, she worked at the Damjanich János Museum in Szolnok.
From 1965 to 1968, she continued her studies at ELTE. She worked as a graduate researcher in the Folklore Department.
Working at the Academy of Sciences
After her studies, Éva Pócs joined the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. She worked there from 1968 to 1989 as a research fellow. From 1990, she became the head of the Institute of Ethnography. She held this important role until 2001, when she started to take partial retirement.
She earned her PhD in Ethnology (Folklore) in 1982. Later, in 1998, she received her DSc degree, which is a very high academic honor. Even after partly retiring in 2001, she continued to work as a senior researcher.
Teaching at Universities
Besides her research, Éva Pócs also taught at universities. She lectured at the University of Szeged from 1991 to 1999. From 1999 to 2007, she was a Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Janus Pannonius University in Pécs, Hungary. Since 2008, she has been a Professor Emeritus, which means she is a retired professor who keeps her title.
She has also given lectures at many famous universities across Europe. These include universities in Berlin, Stockholm, Lund, London, York, Edinburgh, and Helsinki.
Éva Pócs has written several books. Her books often explore supernatural beliefs and how people communicated in early modern Europe.
Awards and Recognition
Éva Pócs has received many awards and scholarships throughout her career for her important work.
- 1972: Jankó János prize (from the Hungarian Ethnographic Society)
- 1995: Pro Scientia prize and medal
- 1995: István Györffy medal (from the Hungarian Ethnographic Society)
- 1998: "Year of Outstanding Intellectual Creation" prize (from the University of Pécs)
- 2000: Jenő Szűcs Prize (from the Soros Foundation)
- 2002: Gyula Ortutay medal (from the Hungarian Ethnographic Society)
- 2003: "Year of Outstanding Intellectual Creation" prize (from the University of Pécs)
- 2004: Herder Prize
- 2009: Honorary membership of the International Society for Folk Narrative Research (ISFNR)
She also used to be the president of the Folklore Section of the Hungarian Ethnographic Society.
