Paula Zsidi
Hungarian archaeologist, museum director (born 1952)
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Paula Zsidi (born 1952) is a Hungarian archeologist, art historian, author, and museologist.[1]
Born1952 (age 73–74)[1]
Budapest, Hungary
OthernamePaula Pusztainé[1]
AlmamaterEötvös Loránd University
Paula Zsidi | |
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Zsidi, 2015. | |
| Born | 1952 (age 73–74)[1] Budapest, Hungary |
| Other name | Paula Pusztainé[1] |
| Alma mater | Eötvös Loránd University |
She served as the museum director of Aquincum Museum in Budapest from 1989 until 2015.[2][3] Zsidi has published over 170 articles, exhibition catalogues, and studies,[4] her work often focuses on Aquincum, the Roman Empire, Transdanubia, and Hungarian history.
Awards
- 1998 – Bálint Kuzsinszky Memorial Medal[1]
- 2002 – Arnold Ipolyi Science Development Award (OTKA)[1]
- 2003 – Ferenc Móra Award (museum)[1]
- 2009 – István Schönvisner Award[1]
- 2014 – Honorary citizen of Óbuda-Békásmegyer neighborhood, Budapest, Hungary[5]
- 2017 – Pro Urbe Budapest[1]
Publications
A select list of publications by Zsidi:
- Póczy, Klára Sz; Zsidi, Paula (1992). Römische Keramik in Aquincum [Roman Pottery in Aquincum] (in Hungarian). Aquincum Museum.
- Motschi, Andreas; Kob, Karin; Zsidi, Paula (1997). Out of Rome: Augusta Raurica / Aquincum: Life in Two Roman Provincial Cities (in Hungarian). Aquincum Museum. Basel, Switzerland: Schwabe. ISBN 978-3796510403.
- Zsidi, Paula (2018). Mithras in Aquincum: The Mithraeum of Symphorus. Aquincum Museum. ISBN 9786155341564.
