The public defense of the doctoral dissertation of Róbert Oláh, assistant research fellow of the Vilmos Fraknói Vatican Historical Research Group, was held on 4 September at the Pázmány Péter Catholic University. Prepared under the supervision of Péter Tusor and Gábor Nemes, his PhD dissertation, The Ecclesiastical Middle Class in Early Modern Győr: A Prosopographical Analysis of the Cathedral Chapter of Győr, 1658–1783, was reviewed by Dr. habil. Barnabás Guitman, PhD, Assistant Professor (Institute of History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pázmány Péter Catholic University) and Prof. Dr. István Fazekas, DSc, Professor (Institute of History, Faculty of Humanities, Eötvös Loránd University). The chairman of the doctoral committee was Prof. Dr. László Szelestei Nagy, Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at Pázmány Péter Catholic University. The members of the committee included senior archivists István Hermann and György Rácz, as well as Kornél Szovák, Director of the Moravcsik Institute, who – as is well known – also serve as professors of Pázmány University.
The dissertation was awarded the distinction of summa cum laude (97%). An expanded version of the dissertation is expected to be published in book form in the series Collectanea Studiorum et Textuum (CST).
The successful defense, held before a large audience, marked another significant event in the ongoing program of nurturing young scholars within the Fraknói Research Group. The young fellows of the CPH Hungarica–Vaticana team were also present on the occasion.
The doctoral dissertation can be read here.
