What is Elemér Hankiss?
[[File:Hankiss Elemér.JPG|thumb|Hankiss in June 2012.]] '''Elemér Hankiss''' (4 May 1928 &ndash; 10 January 2015) was a [[Hungarians|Hungarian]] [[sociologist]]. He taught at [[University|universities]] such as [[Stanford University]] and [[Central European University]]. He also wrote over ten [[book]]s. From 1990 until 1993, he was the [[President]] of [[Hungarian Television]]. ==Life== Hankiss was born in [[Debrecen]]. His father was [[literature]] professor. He studied the [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]] languages at [[Eötvös Loránd University]]. His first wife was politician [[Ágnes Hankiss]]. He had two children. Hankiss died after a short illness on 10 January 2015 in [[Budapest]]. He was 86.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nol.hu/kultura/hankiss-elemer-halalara-1509113|title=Az emberi kaland vége – Hankiss Elemér halálára|work=Népszabadság Online|date=11 January 2015|accessdate=13 January 2015|language=Hungarian}}</ref> ==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hankiss, Elemer}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Hungarian academics]] [[Category:Hungarian philosophers]] [[Category:Hungarian sociologists]] {{Bio-stub}}