Július Binder
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Dr. h. c. doc. Ing. Július Binder (* 12. september 1931, Bernolákovo
Bernolákovo
Bernolákovo is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava Region.-Demography:Population by nationality:-External links:*...

, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

) is a famous Slovak engineer, a manager and a former Movement for a Democratic Slovakia member of the Slovak parliament
National Council of the Slovak Republic
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.

He studied on the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava is the most significant university of technology in Slovakia.- University structure :* Faculty of Civil Engineering* Faculty of Mechanical Engineering...

 and was then active as a designer and head engineer of various construction projects.

As a director of the state firm Vodohospodárska Výstavba he played an important role in the finalization of The Gabčíkovo – Nagymaros Dams project.

Honours

  • Awarded the title Dr. h. c. by the Slovak University of Technology, the first recipient of this title, in 1994.
  • Awarded the Ľudovít Štúr Order, 1st Class in the civil division by president Michal Kováč
    Michal Kovác
    Michal Kováč was a Slovak politician in the early 1990s and the first President of Slovakia after the creation of that state from 1993 to 1998....

     in 1995.
  • Awarded the golden double cross of the Slovak Minister of Culture in 1996.
  • Pope John Paul II
    Pope John Paul II
    Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...

     named him a Knight of Order of St. Gregory the Great
    Order of St. Gregory the Great
    The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great , was established on September 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election.It is one of the five orders of knighthood of the Holy See...

    in 2004.
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