This special section pays tribute to Professor Vera Bácskai (1930–2018), an outstanding Hungarian urban historian, one of the founders and former presidents of the European Association for Urban History. Vera Bácskai was an influential personality whose work and personal impact inspired generations of younger scholars. She played an instrumental role in the institutionalization of modern social and urban history in her homeland, while she also had a great share in creating the international networks and organizations that define the framework for European urban history to this day. The introductory article reflects on her life, career and impact, and it offers a thematic introduction into the articles of the special section.

这个特别部分向 Vera Bácskai 教授（1930-2018 年）致敬，他是一位杰出的匈牙利城市历史学家，也是欧洲城市历史协会的创始人和前任主席之一。Vera Bácskai 是一位有影响力的人物，她的工作和个人影响启发了几代年轻学者。她在祖国现代社会和城市历史的制度化中发挥了重要作用，同时她还在创建定义欧洲城市历史框架的国际网络和组织方面发挥了重要作用。介绍性文章反映了她的生活、职业和影响，并对特刊的文章进行了主题介绍。