1956 in the oral tradition in Sokorópátka

Adél Vehrer Ph.D. is an ethnographer and associate professor at the Széchenyi István University. In 2002 she became a doctor of ethnography and cultural anthropology after defending her dissertation titled ,,Knights Templars in the European Folklore", receiving summa cum laude honour. This work was published under the same title by Gondolat Publisher in 2004 and became a bestseller. As part of her work conducted as a lecturer and researcher she has published six books so far: she processed the life story of Lajos Tuba, a peasant in Sokorópátka, titled ,,I have lived through five worlds", later on she wrote a college textbook titled ,,Folk Culture" (2003) then her book ,,History of the Castle on the Bell Ringer Hill in the Oral Tradition in Sokorópátka" came out (2003). She published her book ,,The Legend of Knights Templar in the Oral Tradition in Sokorópátka" in 2007, and, finally, her book ,,Folk Culture - Basics of Ethnography" came out in 2009. She comes from Sokorópátka and she has been collecting and seeking for ethnographic treasures of her native land since her childhood. For her work she received the Dr. Pál Kovács Award for General Education of Győr-Moson-Sopron County in 2012. The Students' Council of the Széchenyi István University awarded the Prize ,,Lecturers for Students" to her for her educational work in 2017. She has been a member of the Public Body of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences since 2004. Her research covers especially folk poetry within folklorism but in the past few years she was specialized in transfer of knowledge and values between generations and the processes of passing down traditions as well.