Árpád Bogsch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Árpád Bogsch

Hungarian international civil servant

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1919

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 19-Sep-2004

Profession: lawyer

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Árpád Bogsch (February 24, 1919, Budapest, Hungary – September 19, 2004, Geneva, Switzerland) was a Hungarian-American international civil servant.
He became an American citizen in 1959.
From 1973 to 1997, he was Director General of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
He was also Secretary General of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV). Bogsch was featured in the 1988 Swiss documentary film A Szellem Tulajdona (Property of the Intellect), directed by Zoltán Bonta.There have been a number of tributes made in Bogsch's memory.
The main building at WIPO headquarters in Geneva is named the "Árpád Bogsch building" in his honor.
The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office, in the country of Bogsch's birth, features a bust of Bogsch by sculptor Tibor Borbás.
The International Federation of Inventors' Associations in 2010 established the Árpád Bogsch Memory Medal, to be awarded to individuals who support invention and innovation in the same spirit as Bogsch.