 He was an honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.Streets have been named after him in Balassagyarmat, Balatonkenese, Berettyóújfalu, Bonyhád, Budapest, Debrecen, Jászberény, Komló, Pécs, Szabadszállás, Szeged and Košice.His daughters Olga (1875-1962) and Ida (1876-1970) also became well-known artists.