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About Ladislav Deák
- Ladislav Deák (January 13, 1931 – November 15, 2011) was a prominent Slovak historian. He was born in Markovce on January 13, 1931.
- He graduated from Faculty of Philosophy of Comenius University in Bratislava in 1957, then he has worked as a teacher.
- In 1962 he became a research scientist at the Institute of History of Socialistic Countries of Slovak Academy of Sciences.
- In the first part of his career (until half of 80's), he was focused on research of foreign policy issues of Central European states and Yugoslavia in the interwar period (1918-1939).
- Later, he researched relationships between Czechoslovakia and Hungary with focus on Hungarian policy towards Slovakia.
- He held various functions in scientific organisations, including positions in bilateral international commissions of historians.
- He did extensive consultation and expert work for public authorities and civil society organizations.
- He was an author or coauthor of 15 books, more than 100 studies and numerous scientific articles in Slovakia and abroad.
- He compiled edition of three volumes of documents about the First Vienna Award and its consequences.
- He obtained several awards for his scientific and popularization work. He died on November 15, 2011 in Bratislava.
- President of Slovak republic awarded him in memoriam with Ludovít Štúr Order - class I.
- for a special merit and a lifetime contribution to the development of culture, particularly in the field of historical sciences.
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