Albert Wass
Count
Albert Wass de Szentegyed
et Czege (Hungarian "gróf szentegyedi és czegei Wass Albert"; Válaszút, Austria-Hungary (now Răscruci, Cluj County, Romania), January 8. 1908 – Astor Park, Florida, February 17, 1998) was a Hungarian nobleman, forest engineer, novelist, poet and member of the Wass de Czege family.
In 1944 he fled from Romania to Hungary, and then joined the fleeing Wehrmacht forces and ended up in Germany, then emigrated to the U.S. After World War II, he was condemned as a war criminal by the Romanian People's Tribunals, however, United States authorities refused to extradite Wass to Romania claiming the lack of solid evidence.
The works of Albert Wass first gained recognition within Hungarian literature from Transylvania in the 1940s.
In 1944 he moved to Germany and later in 1952 to the United States, and lived there till his death.
During the communist regime his books were banned both in Hungary and in Romania.
Part of his works were published in Hungary after the change of political system in 1989, however, before this time, his works were unknown to Hungarian public.
He is popular among the Hungarian minority in Romania and has a growing popularity in Hungary.
In 2005 in a public assessment ("Nagy Könyv"), he was found to be one of the most popular Hungarian authors:
his book A funtineli boszorkány ("The Witch of Funtinel") was named the 12th most popular book; two more books were named in the top 50 ranking, including the family saga Kard és kasza ("Sword and Scythe").
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Huba Wass de Czege
A Hungarian immigrant, Brigadier General Huba Wass de Czege (pronounced VOSH de tseh-geh) (
born August 13, 1941) is the son of Count Albert Wass de Szentegyed et Czege.
Wass de Czege retired from the United States Army as a General Officer with a reputation as a highly innovative thinker.
He is the founder and first director of the School of Advanced Military Studies at the United States Army Command and General Staff College.
During his career as an infantry officer, he served two tours in Vietnam where he earned five Bronze Stars, and the Silver Star for Gallantry in action.
Wass De Czege was a principal designer of the operational concept known as AirLand Battle which was the doctrinal concept of the U.S. Army for many years.
He was the founder and first director of the Army’s School for Advanced Military Studies where he also taught applied military strategy.
In the late 1980s he was selected to command the 9th Infantry Regiment of the 7th Infantry Division (Light).
His most senior military position was assistant division commander as a brigadier general.
After retiring in 1993, BG Wass De Czege became heavily involved in the Army
After Next Project and served on several Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency advisory panels.
Wass de Czege graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1964 and earned an MPA from Harvard University.
In the 1970s, Wass de Czege was a member of the Department of Social Sciences at West Point.
Source: Association of Graduates, USMA, "The Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, USMA" West Point: 2008.
Since his 20s, Wass de Czege has been an enthusiastic horseman, and has been involved with schooling and showing jumpers and hunters.
He is a consultant to the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
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His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
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Question: When did Huba Wass De Czege's father die?
Answer: February 17, 1998