József Hámori

József Hámori (20 March 1932 – 1 May 2021) was a Hungarian biologist and politician, who served as Minister of Culture between 1998 and 1999. He was a member of the Batthyány Society of Professors.

Books

 * Mi a neurobiológia? (1976)
 * Idegsejttől a gondolatig (1982)
 * Nem tudja a jobbkéz, mit csinál a bal (1985)
 * Veszélyeztetett értelem (1988)
 * Az emberi agy aszimmetriái (1999)
 * Agy, hit, számítógép (co-author, 2004)

Scientific works

 * The Inductive Role of Presynaptic Axons in the Development of Postsynaptic Spines (Brain Res., 1973)
 * Specific Antibody-fragments Against the Postsynaptic Web (Nature, co-author, 1973)
 * Triadic Synaptic Arrangements and Their Possible Significance in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus of the Monkey (Brain Res., co-author, 1974)
 * Presynaptic Dendrites and Perikarya in Deafferented Cerebellar Cortex (Procl. National Academy of Science, co-author, 1982)
 * Immunogold Electron Microscopic Demonstration of Glutamate and GABA in Normal and Deafferented Cerebellar Cortex: Correlation Between Transmitter Content and Synaptic Vesicle Size (Journal of Histochem. and Cytochem., co-author, 1990)
 * Metabotrop Glutamate Receptor Type 1a Expressing Unipolar Brush Cells in the Cerebellar Cortex of Different Species: a Comparative Quantitative Study (Journal of Neuroscientific Research, co-author, 1999)
 * Az emberi agy plaszticitása (Magyar Tudomány, 2005)

Honours and awards

 * 1972 Academy Prize
 * 1990 Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
 * 1992 Member of Academia Europaea
 * 1994 Széchenyi Prize
 * 1996 Grastyán Prize
 * 1999 UNESCO Einstein Gold Medal
 * 2001 Ipolyi Arnold Prize