Preisich, Gábor
Architect, town planner, university professor. 1951–1975: Head of the Planning Office of the City of Budapest.
Architect, town planner, university professor. 1951–1975: Head of the Planning Office of the City of Budapest.
Chemist. 1956: one of the leaders of the Petofi Circle, organized the treatment of the wounded during the Revolution, left Hungary.
Railwayman. 1956: Chairman, Workers’ Council of Záhony Railway Station, 1957: interned then sentenced to 7 months’ imprisonment.
Waitress. She was arrested by the Soviet forces in September 1945 and brought forcibly to the Soviet Union where she spent eight and a half years in various labour camps. She features in Hungarian Women in the Gulag, a film directed by Sándor Sára.
Typographer, tradesman, manager. He was active member of Inconnu, an underground group of arts.
Army officer and works economist. He entered the Ludovika Academy in 1942 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in 1944, earlier than usual because of the war. He was taken prisoner of war by the British and was allowed home in 1946. However, he was dismissed from the army, based on the "B" list. He entered the University of Economics and continued his studies in 1948 at the Péter Pázmány University. Meanwhile he worked as a barman, obtaining a catering certificate in 1948.
Worker, warden. In 1956, fought in a freedom fighters´ group headed by his brother in Ráday street and joined the Revolutionary Youth Association.
Skilled labourer. In 1956, like his elder brothers, fought in a freedom fighters´ group in Ráday street.
Journalist. Worked for and edited several newspapers, 1967–1971 and 1975–1980: MP.
Competitive sportsman. He defected to Austria in 1981, from where he emigrated to Australia. He lives in Sydney and runs a riding school.