Erzsebet Fejes

Specialized in science, medicine and agriculture

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Country	Hungary
Address	Pal u. 10/B H-6724 Szeged
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LANGUAGES	English - Hungarian (native) Hungarian - English
EDUCATION	1968 Advanced level language examination (superior degree) in English at the Foreign Language Department of the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; 1974 Graduation from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, biologist; 1991 Candidate's degree (equivalent of PhD), molecular biology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary; 1996 Freelance translator; 2002 Qualification as specialized translator, natural sciences and medicine, English><Hungarian, Training Center for Translators and Interpreters, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
SPECIALIZATION	Natural sciences [biology (biochemistry, genetics, botany, molecular biology, biotechnology, ecology etc.), chemistry, physics], popular science, medicine and agriculture; scientific publications; material safety data sheets; "general" texts.
EXPERIENCE	1975-82: Translation of scientific papers from Hungarian to English for the biochemical journal of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Acad.Sci.Hung.) 1982-86: Live and work in U.S. 1991-95, books translated: Norman D. Ford: Eighteen Natural Ways to Beat the Common Cold, Eng>Hun: A megfázás tizennyolc természetes ellenszere, Gondolat, Budapest 1991, 172 pp. (ISBN 963 282 623 X) László Ervin: Döntés elott, Eng>Hun, KIT Képzomuvészeti Kiadó, Budapest, 1992, 189 pp. (ISBN 963 336 628-3) The Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Fine Arts in the Nineteenth Century (as part of a translator team), Hun>Eng, Eds. J.Szabó and V.Majoros, Zenemunyomda, Budapest, 1992 (ISBN 963 73 81 43 0) Magnesium in Biological Systems: Environmental and Biomedical Aspects (Chapters 3, 5 and 8, 128 pp.), Hun>Eng, Eds. T.Fazekas, B.Selmeczi and P. Stefanovits, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest 1994 (ISBN 963 05 6681 8) John D. Barrow: The World within the World, Eng>Hun, A fizika világképe (with László Menczel), Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1988, 474 pp. (ISBN 963 05 6808 X) Karl Sigmund: Games of Life, Eng>Hun, Az élet játékai (with László Menczel) Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1995, 295 pp. (ISBN 963 05 6934 5) József Frank: A napraforgó biológiája és termesztése (422 pp.), Hun>Eng, The Biology and Cultivation of Sunflower, to be published 1996- Private translation business
EQUIPMENT	PC/AT compatible computer: Intel Celeron 1.1 GHz CPU, 128 MB RAM, 40 GB hard disk, Windows 98 SE operating system, MS Office97, internet access (56K modem), e- mail