Hiador Sztripszky, the Ethnographer?
Hiador Sztripszky, the Ethnographer?

Summary/Abstract: The study sums up the ethnographical achievements of Hiador Sztripszky (1876– 1945), a now little-known Hungarian–Ruthenian ethnographer, bibliographer, linguist, literary historian and translator. The researcher, who had a thorough knowledge of the cultural history and ethnography/folkloristics of the Hungarians and the peoples living together with them, in particular of the Ruthenians and Romanians, did a great deal to study and make known the ethnocultural processes and influences. He also played a big role in collecting the material cultural heritage of the peoples of Transylvania for museums. After the Versailles Peace Treaty he was sent into early retirement as having been involved in the policy on the minorities, and in the last 25 years of his life he achieved substantial results mainly as a philologist in the study of the history and connections of the different ethnic groups and denominations. In addition to Sztripszky’s work in ethnography, the study also discusses areas related to the latter problem.

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