Businessman born in Hungary. Was Hungarian national champion in boxing, cycling, double scull rowing and chess. Escaped from Communist Hungary. Living in New Zealand in 1996. See Dominion Post Obituaries (Thursday, 19 August 2004, B6).
Somogyvary, Lajos Paul, 1921-2004
Louis Somogyvary from Hungary, alongside a doll dressed in traditional Hungarian clothi...
Date: ca 21 Dec 1996
From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
By: Reid, Philip John, 1954-
Reference: EP-Ethnology-General,Ethnic groups in New Zealand-01
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Louis Somogyvary from Hungary, seated at a table, alongside a doll wearing traditional Hungarian clothing. Photograph taken circa 21 December 1996, by Evening Post photographer Phil Reid. Original colour negative at EP/1996/3585 Original captions read: "Forty years ago, Louis Somogyvary escaped from Communist Hungary with little more than his memories. He tells Emily Simpson about his Christmases in 1920s Budapest." "Christmas Freedom - Hungarian Louis Somogyvary received the best Christmas present of his life in 1956 - his freedom." Quantity: 1 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Dye coupler print 10.1 x 15.2 cm