The memorial plaque commemorating Lászlo Kardos was dedicated in 1994. The bronze plaque designed by Iván Szabó shows a portrait of Kardos as well as an inscription dedicated to him. Lászlo Kardos was born on November 13, 1918 in Osztrák. He studied the Hungarian and Italian languages in Budapest, prior to becoming a doctoral candidate in ethnology, anthropology and sociology. Kardos participated in the founding of the Association of Vocational Schools for Agriculture as well as the Bolyai Academy in Budapest. In 1941, Kardos joined the Communist Party which was operating underground. As a result of these activities, he was assigned to a punishment battalion of the Hungarian Army in 1943. After the liberation of Hungary, he managed the István Győrffy Academy and channelled his energies into establishing a system of adult educational programmes in Hungary. For this engagement, he was awarded the Kossuth Prize in 1948. After the Union of Adult Educational Programmes had been dissolved in the same year, Kardos accepted a position at the Ministry of Religion and National Education. After 1950, he became Director of the Ethnographical Museum in Budapest. His research topics were primarily concerned with the culture and customs of the rural population. During the 1956 Revolution, Kardos was involved in the Revolutionary Committee of the Hungarian intelligentsia. After the defeat of the Revolution, Kardos was in a position to make sure some of Imre Nagy's writings could reach the west. In 1957, Kardos was arrested by the Hungarian Secret Service. He was given a life-long prison sentence in 1958, which he served until the amnesty in 1963. Following his release from prison, he was once again active as a scientific assistant at the Ethnographical Museum. Lászlo Kardos passed away on March 3, 1980 in Budapest.