The public defence of András Mércz’s doctoral dissertation was held at the Faculty of Humanities of Pázmány Péter Catholic University on 8th September 2022. The doctoral thesis entitled “The Syriac Correspondence of Andreas Masius and Moses of Mardin” contains the text edition, English translation and analysis of a 16th-century Syriac correspondence. The evaluation committee has recommended a summa cum laude grade to the University Doctoral Council.
The opponents of the dissertation were Prof. Dr. Pier Giorgio Borbone (Università di Pisa) and Prof. Dr. Erich Renhart (Universität Graz). The supervisor is Ft. Dr. György Fodor (Pázmány Péter Catholic University).