Judit Vihar | |
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Born | Budapest, Hungary | 28 August 1944
Nationality | Hungarian |
Citizenship | Hungarian |
Alma mater | Eötvös Loránd University |
Known for | Japanese Modern Literature Methodology of Foreign Language Teaching |
Awards | Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (2009) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | History of literature Translation |
Institutions | Eötvös Loránd University Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary |
Judit Vihar (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjudit ˈvihɒr]) (born 28 August 1944) is a Hungarian literary historian, Japanologist, professor emerita, translator, haiku poet and head of The Hungary–Japan Friendship Society. She has been active in the relationship between Japan and Hungary for decades. She is fluent in Hungarian, Japanese, Russian and Bulgarian.