Július Binder

Dr. h. c. doc. Ing. Július Binder (12 September 1931 – 26 July 2021^[1]) was a Slovak engineer and a manager who served as Movement for a Democratic Slovakia member of the Slovak parliament.^[2]

Binder was born in the former republic of Czechoslovakia. He studied at 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.^[2] He died in Bernolákovo, Slovakia.

Honours

• Awarded the title Dr. h. c., the first recipient of this title, in 1994.^[3]
• Awarded the Order of Ľudovít Štúr, 1st Class in the civil division by president Michal Kováč in 1995.^[3]
• Awarded the golden double cross of the Slovak Minister of Culture in 1996.^[3]
• Pope John Paul II named him a Knight of Order of St. Gregory the Great in 2004.^[3]
• Prize for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage and the Development of the Town of Banská Štiavnica in 1997.^[3]
• Štefan Moyzes Prize in 1998.^[3]