Virtual Culture Tour - Hungary

Name: Hungary (in the Hungarian language: Magyarország [ˈmɒɟɒrorsaːɡ])

Official language: Hungarian (in the Hungarian language: magyar)

Population: 9.730.000

Area: 93.030

Currency: Forint, HUF

Government: Unitary parliamentary republic

As of 2021, there are eight World Heritage Sites in Hungary including its capital - Budapest.

Some famous Hungarians:

Ignác Semmelweis (1818-1965): The physician who discovered that the principal reason behind childbed fever was insufficient hand washing, leading to him being known as the ‘saviour of mothers’.

Béla Bartók (1881-1945): One of the most significant musicians and composers of the 20th century, whose music is invigorated by the themes, modes, and rhythmic patterns of Hungarian and other folk music traditions.

Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967): Composer and ethnomusicologist, the creator of a special music-teaching technique known as the Kodály method.

Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893-1986): The discoverer of Vitamin C and a Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine for his description of the oxidation of nutrients by the cell.

László Bíró (1899-1985): Inventor of the ballpoint pen, which is still widely referred to as a biro in many English-speaking countries.

Ferenc Puskás (1927-2006): Legendary football icon who played in Hungary and then Spain for Real Madrid, winning a combined total of ten league championships.

Ernő Rubik (1944-): The inventor of the Rubik’s Cube, an influential designer and founder of many initiatives concerning science in education with the main focus on problem-solving.

Judit Polgár (1976-): Chess grandmaster, considered the greatest female chess player of all time.

Katinka Hosszú (1989-): Competitive swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and five-time long-course world champion.