Július Binder

Dr. h. c. doc. Ing. Július Binder (born 12 September 1931 in Bernolákovo, Slovakia) is a famous Slovak engineer, a manager and a former Movement for a Democratic Slovakia member of the Slovak parliament.^[1]

He studied on the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava 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.^[1]

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 in 1995.
Awarded the golden double cross of the Slovak Minister of Culture in 1996.
Pope John Paul II named him a Knight of Order of St. Gregory the Great in 2004.

References

1 2 "Julius Binder quits top job at Vodohospodárska Výstavba". The Slovak Spectator. 8 February 1999. Retrieved 19 July 2011.

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