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Adalbert Vitalyos
Adalbert Vitalyos (10 July 1914 - 24 May 2000) was a French journalist born in Hungary. He was the creator of the philatelic magazine "Le Monde des philatélistes".
Early life.
Vitalyos was born 10 July 1914 in Szolnok, Hungary.
France.
Arriving in France in 1929, he became French in 1932. In 1935, he became typographer/linotypist at the journal "Le Temps".
Prisoner of war from 20 June 1940 to 1943, he returned to work
, first issued 13 October 1951. He was editor in chief from October 1953 until June 1977.
He was heavily involved in a philatelic press association, which joined another association in 1994 to form the Association de la presse philatélique francophone.
Bibliography.
- Jean-Claude Rouy, "Adalbert Vitalyos. Le cofondateur, avec Hubert Beuve-Méry, du "Monde des philatélistes"" [Adalbert Vitalyos. The cofounder, with Hubert Beuve-Méry, of "Le Monde des philatélistes"], obituary published