Buday Árpád – levelei tükrében
Árpád Buday – Ideas from His Correspondence

Summary/Abstract: Árpád Buday and György Kristóf were colleagues at Bethlen College in Nagyenyed/Aiud. Both of them studied at Franz Joseph University from Kolozsvár/Cluj. Buday became an archaeologist, Kristóf a literary historian. Kristóf’s career began at Szászváros/ Orãºtie, then in 1922 he became professor of Hungarian at the Kolozsvár Romanian University. Buday’s activity was connected with the archaeologist school founded by Béla Pósta at Kolozsvár. After World War I he was invited as professor of archaeology to Szeged. Their correspondence reflects three periods from their life. In the 1902-1905 period we can read about Buday’s studies. In 1921 we are informed about the university life from Kolozsvár, the attempts of founding a Hungarian academy. The letters from 1924 up to 1929 inform us about Buday’s arrival to Szeged, his activity at the university and about his family. There are interesting hints about the childhood of his son, György/ George Buday who became a worldwide known graphic artist in Britain.

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