The Hungarian Historical Society ( ) is a learned society in Hungary, established in 1867. Its main responsibilities are the cultivation of the History of Hungary, dissemination of scientific findings, supporting research and development and representing the history of Hungary domestically and around the world.
Aims The historical society's aims are:
Cultivating and promoting Hungarian historiography and history, organizing archival research and publishing national historical sources according to the unpolitical spirituality. Spreading the recent study results of the Hungarian and – as far as possible – Universal History to reach the widest audience. Its traditional aims are to become a large, informal "guild" to defend and represent the interests of the Hungarian historians, the educators of the history of Hungary and those people who are interested in history. ISSN 0039-8098
Motto
"Emlékezzünk régiekről!″ (Remember the Old Ones)
History The Hungarian Historical Society was established on May 15, 1867. The first session to establish the society was held on 2 February 1867 which was summoned by Arnold Ipolyi. Here they discussed the ways in which the society was formed and chose a committee to elaborate the basic rules. The first General Assembly was held with 300 members at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. On 13 June Imre Mikó was elected to the chairman of the society, and acted as a leader until 1876.
21st century The goal of the new millennium was that the society renewed the old traditions of conferences and congresses related to the various significant anniversaries, and it began monthly talk series about "Critical Issues in the national history" and the modernization of Periodical Századok. The society celebrated its 150th anniversary on May 15, 2017, and on this occasion a memorial conference was held at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on 6 December 2017.
Organisation The management and the Board of Directors is run by the General Assembly. The 20 members of the Board of Directors are elected by the ordinary Annual General Assembly meeting among regular members by secret ballot. The management is consisting of nine members: the chairperson, the five deputy chairpersons among whom one serves as an acting chairperson, the general secretary, the chairman of the Editorial Board of Periodical Századok and its editor-in-chief.
Committees Regional committees: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Committee, Southern Great Plain Committee, Southern Transdanubia Committee, Hajdú-Bihar County Committee, Heves County Committee, Eastern Transdanubia Committee, Western Transdanubia Committee, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Committee. Specialized sections: Information history Section, Doctorandus Section, László Vekerdy Section. Professional committees (sections): Church history Section, Environmental history Section, Women's history Section, Teacher's Section.
Leadership Chairpersons Imre Mikó 1867 – 1876 Mihály Horváth 1877 – 1878 Arnold Ipolyi 1878 – 1886 Gábor Kemény 1887 – 1888 Antal Szécsen 1888 – 1894 Géza Teleki 1894 – 1913 Lajos Thallóczy 1913 – 1916 Kuno von Klebelsberg 1917 – 1932 Bálint Hóman 1933 – 1944 Ferenc Eckhart 1946 – 1949 Erzsébet Andics 1949 – 1958 Erik Molnár 1958 – 1966 Győző Ember 1967 – 1975 Iván T. Berend 1975 – 1982 László Makkai 1982 – 1985 Sándor Balogh 1986 – 1990 István Diószegi 1991 – 1999 Domokos Kosáry 1999 – 2007 István Orosz 2007 – 2015 Róbert Hermann 2015 – present Current Management Róbert Hermann Chairman Enikő Csukovits General Secretary Attila Pók Acting (deputy) chairman Enikő A. Sajti Deputy chairwoman Magdolna Baráth Deputy chairwoman László Csorba Deputy chairman László Szarka Deputy chairman Csaba Fazekas Deputy General Secretary Tibor Frank Chairman of the Editorial Board of Periodical Századok
Types of the Publications of the Society The society published several journals, periodicals and books from its establishment, 1867, e.g monographs, book series, sourcebooks, study books, biographies, mémoires, e.g. about significant Hungarian historical persons like Ladislaus IV of Hungary, Louis I of Hungary, Mary, Queen of Hungary, Matthias Corvinus, Tamás Bakócz, Sigismund Rákóczi, Péter Pázmány, Gabriel Bethlen, Miklós Zrínyi, George II Rákóczi, Emeric Thököly. In 1867 it established its most important periodical named Századok (Centuries) which has survived until now.
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