György Bence, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

György Bence

Hungarian philosopher

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1941

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 28-Oct-2006

Profession: philosopher

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

György Bence (Budapest, 8 December 1941 – 28 October 2006, Budapest) was a university professor, philosopher, dissident and political consultant. In 1979 he was among the first Hungarians who criticized together with Andrei Sakharov and others the Soviet crackdown on the Czech Charter 77 signatories.Later he was among the founding members of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights.
He was founding editor-in-chief of the Budapesti Könyvszemle (1989–1995).