Ferenc Bónis (Miskolc, 1932), musicologist, university teacher. He received his degree from the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in 1957. His main field of research focuses on the history of Hungarian music between the 16th and 20th century. He is the author of numerous books and series including Élet-Képek (Scenes from the life of B.B.): Bartók Béla (2006), From Mozart to Bartók (2000), Hungarian Musicology, a series collecting the works of classical masters of Hungarian music (from 1959), and Hungarian Studies in Musicology (from 1968).