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Lukács

Lukács is a Hungarian surname derived from the given name Luka or Lukas, the Hungarian form of Luke. The name ultimately comes from the Latin Lucas, which in turn derives from the Greek Loukas, meaning “from Lucania” or “man from Lucania.” In Hungarian orthography, the accent marks the vowel length, as in Lukács.

The surname is common in Hungary and among Hungarian communities in neighboring countries and the broader

Notable people with the surname include Georg Lukács (1885–1971), a Hungarian philosopher and literary theorist whose

Beyond Georg Lukács, the surname appears in various fields among Hungarian-speaking populations, reflecting its regional prevalence.

diaspora.
It
is
encountered
in
scholarly,
literary,
and
cultural
contexts
and
is
often
rendered
without
diacritics
as
Lukacs
in
non-Hungarian
settings.
work
helped
shape
Marxist
thought
and
Western
Marxism.
He
is
best
known
for
his
analysis
of
realism
and
his
concept
of
reification
in
History
and
Class
Consciousness,
as
well
as
his
defense
of
the
social-historical
method
in
aesthetics
and
literature.
His
writings
have
had
a
lasting
impact
on
philosophy,
literary
criticism,
and
political
theory
in
Europe
and
beyond.
In
non-Hungarian
contexts,
the
form
Lukacs
is
commonly
used,
with
the
diacritic
omitted.