Tibor Horvath was born in Hungary, studied in Austria, Italy, Leuven (M.A., L. Phil.), Germany, Granada, Spain (S.T.L.), Rome (S.T.D.), Chicago and entered the Society of Jesus in Budapest in 1946. He was ordained to the priesthood in Grenada in 1956. He has been Professor of Systematic Theology at Regis College in Toronto since 1962 and at the Toronto School of Theology since 1968. He is the author of several books and articles, founder and editor of the journal "Ultimate Reality and Meaning: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Philosophy of Understanding" and recipient of DBH Deutsche Forschun