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'''Ervin László''' ({{IPA-hu|ˈɛrvin ˈlaːsloː}}; born 12 June 1932) is a Hungarian [[philosophy of science|philosopher of science]], [[Systems theory|systems theorist]], integral theorist, originally a classical [[pianist]]. He is an advocate of the theory of [[quantum consciousness]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ervin-laszlo/cosmic-symphony-a-deeper_b_532315.html |title=Ervin Laszlo: Cosmic Symphony: A Deeper Look at Quantum Consciousness |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=2010-04-12 |accessdate=2014-05-06}}</ref>
 
== LifeEarly life and careereducation ==
László was born in [[Budapest]], [[Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)|Hungary]], the son of a shoe manufacturer and a mother who played the piano; László himself started playing the piano when he was five years old, and gave his first piano concert with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra at the age of nine. AtAfter the[[World endWar of the war{{vague|date=February 2015}}II]], he moved to the United States.<ref>Article "Hungarian prodigy" in: LIFE 24 mei 1948. p.132-134.</ref>
 
László is a visiting faculty member at the Graduate Institute Bethany. He has published about 75 books and over 400 papers,{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}} and is editor of ''World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}}
 
In 2002, László received an honorary doctorate<ref>{{cite web|author=Pécsi Tudományegyetem University of Pécs |url=http://www.pte.hu/index.php?p=contents&cid=1195 |title=Pécsi Tudományegyetem &#124; University of Pécs |publisher=Pte.hu |date= |accessdate=2014-05-06}}</ref> from the [[University of Pécs]].
He participated in the [[Stock Exchange of Visions]] project in 2006. In 2010, he was elected an external member of the [[Hungarian Academy of Sciences]].
 
In Hungary, the minister of environment appointed Laszlo as one of the leaders of the ministry's campaign concerning [[global warming]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ktm.hu/index.php?pid=1&sid=1&hid=1936 |title=Környezetvédelmi és Vízügyi Minisztérium - Nyitólap - Nyitólap |publisher=Ktm.hu |date=2008-07-25 |accessdate=2014-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507012031/http://www.ktm.hu/index.php?pid=1&sid=1&hid=1936 |archive-date=2014-05-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
==Awards and honors==
In 2002, László received an [[honorary doctorate]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Pécsi Tudományegyetem University of Pécs |url=http://www.pte.hu/index.php?p=contents&cid=1195 |title=Pécsi Tudományegyetem &#124; University of Pécs |publisher=Pte.hu |date= |accessdate=2014-05-06}}</ref> from the [[University of Pécs]].
 
==Personal life==
László married Carita [[Jägerhorn af Spurila]] 16 November 1956. One of their two sons is [[Alexander Laszlo (scientist)|Alexander Laszlo]].