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Stephan Francis De Borhegyi
Born(1921-10-17)October 17, 1921
DiedSeptember 26, 1969(1969-09-26) (aged 47)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
SpouseSuzanne Catherine Sims De Borhegyi
Children
  • Ilona Marie (b. 1952)
  • Stephan Ernest (b. 1954)
  • Carl Robert (b. 1958)
  • Christopher Francis (b. 1960)

Stephan Francis De Borhegyi (17 October 1921 — 26 September 1969) was a Hungarian American archaeologist and museologist.[1] He studied Mesoamerican archaeology and was the director of the Milwaukee Public Museum.[2]

Early life

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Borhegyi was born in Budapest in 1921.[1][3] He attended St. Joseph Calasanz college preparatory school in Debrecen.[1][3] In 1938 he started attending Peter Pazmany University in Budapest.[1][3] World War II caused a break in his studies, as in 1942 he joined the mounted artillery of the Royal Hungarian Army as a first lieutenant.[1] In 1944 when the Horthy government fell, Borhegyi joined the Hungarian underground.[1] After the war he returned to school and earned his PhD summa cum laude in 1946.[1][3]

He began working in the Near Eastern and classical archaeology section of the Hungarian National Museum as an assistant.[1][3] Simultaneously he started teaching at his alma mater in the department of Archaeology and Anthropology.[1][3]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Lurie, Nancy Oestreich (1 December 1970). "Obituaries STEPHAN FRANCIS BORHEGYI 1921-1969" (PDF). American Anthropologist. 72 (6). Blackwell Publishing Ltd: 1398–1408. doi:10.1525/aa.1970.72.6.02a00120. ISSN 1548-1433. OCLC 992561495. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. ^ Lardinois, Anna (26 October 2020). "The Legend of Milwaukee Public Museum's Haunted Third Floor". Milwaukee Magazine. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Dr. Stephan F. de Borhegyi" (html). Milwaukee Public Museum. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.