Linda Dégh

Dégh was born in Budapest, Hungary, on March 18, 1920 and died in Indiana on August 19, 2014. She was married to Andrew Vázsonyi (1906–1986) for 28 years. ==Career==

Linda Dégh earned her degree from Péter Pázmány University, in Hungary. After graduating, she began teaching at Eötvös Loránd University in the folklore department. In 1965, she began teaching at the Folklore Institute of Indiana University, Bloomington and by 1982, Dégh had become a Distinguished Professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University. While teaching, Dégh founded the journal Indiana Folklore in 1968, which she edited until the journal folded. The journal continued publication until 1980 and was the official journal of the Hoosier Folklore Society. She would also serve as president for the Hoosier Folklore Society in 1967 and 1968. In 1982, Dégh was the president of the American Folklore Society and in 2004, she was honored by the Society for her work as a folklorist with the Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award. ==Awards and honors==

• 1968: American Philosophy Fellowship • 1971: Fellow of the American Folklore Society • 1989: American Folklore Society: Centennial Recognition Award • 1991: Hoosier Folklore Society Achievement Award • 2003: Choice Outstanding Academic Book for Legend and Belief: Dialectics of a Folklore Genre • 2004: Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award from the American Folklore Society ==Works==

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