Pál Engel

Pál Engel was a Hungarian medievalist historian and archivist, and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He served as General Director of the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences between 1996 and 1997. Engel became a preeminent medievalist despite being an autodidact historian, who had initially obtained only a degree in history and library science. He also became a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.