ISTVÁN VAS (1910–1991), poet, writer, translator. He was an outstanding member of the so-called third generation gathered around the literary monthly Nyugat. He wrote a great number of volumes of poetry, several novels and books of essays. Between 1956 and 1971 he worked as reader and editor for Európa Publishers. Prizes include: Baumgarten Prize (1948), József Attila Prize (1951, 1956, 1961), Kossuth Prize (1962, 1985).