Zsigmond Ritoók Classical philologist dead at age 96

Zsigmond Ritoók

Zsigmond Ritoók, a Hungarian classical philologist, died on March 13, 2026, at the age of 96.

Born in Budapest on September 28, 1929, he was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. He received the Hungarian Middle Cross of Merit in 1995.

Zsigmond Ritoók (28 September 1929 – 13 March 2026) was a Hungarian classical philologist. A member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Austrian Academy of Sciences, he was a recipient of the Hungarian Middle Cross of Merit (1995).

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