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Andrea Pető
Hungarian historian (born 1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The native form of this personal name is Pető Andrea. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Andrea Pető (born 1964) is a Hungarian historian. She is a professor in the Department of Gender Studies at Central European University and a Doctor at Science of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. She writes on political extremism and how it shapes the collective memory of society. Pető's work evaluates contemporary society from an inter-disciplinary and gendered perspective. She has analyzed the effects of Nazism and Stalinism on Hungary and Eastern Europe, as well as the participation of women in those movements. Pető has been recognized for her contributions with the Officer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit, the Bolyai Prize of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and the Madame de Staël Prize of the All European Academies.
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Andrea Pető | |
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![]() Pető photographed by Dániel Végel in 2014 | |
Born | 1964 (age 59–60)[1] Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic |
Alma mater | Karl Marx University of Economic Sciences Eötvös Loránd University |
Occupation(s) | Historian, academic |
Years active | 1987–present |
Known for | Women's history, 20th century political history |
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