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István Szokolszky

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* Besztercebánya, August 20, 1915 – † Budapest, February 22, 1968 / teacher, one of the active organizers of the NÉKOSZ movement ; ; His father, Rezső Szokolszky (Kisszeben, February 8, 1873 – Veszprém, October 15, 1948) was a Hungarian royal inspector of education and founder-ed... Read More

Golden (Albert) Laszlo

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* Betlér, September 19, 1909 – † Rozsnyó, October 13, 1967 / linguist, teacher, ethnographic collector ; ; He graduated from the Rozsnyó Realgymnázium (1927), and obtained a diploma from the Komenský University in Bratislava (1932). From 1935 he headed the Institute of Dialectolo... Read More

Soldier Stephen

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* Bolyk, December 13, 1732 – † Kalocsa, August 17, 1811 / Jesuit priest, historian ; ; He completed his secondary education in Eger and Esztergom. In October 1750, he entered the Jesuit order in Trenčín. He studied humanities in Košice, and from 1758, theology in Nagyszombat, and... Read More

Lajos Kallos

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* Borzova, 15 May 1819 – † Debrecen, 2 September 1881 / jurist, corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ; ; He completed his studies at the Reformed College in Sárospatak. In 1842, he spent his internship at the Count Károlyi estate prosecutor's office, and in 1... Read More

Antal Mocsary

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* Bozók, 18 September 1757 – † Lapujtő, 24 May 1832 / poet, historian ; ; In 1790 he became the chief bailiff of Nógrád county, following in the footsteps of his father, Antal Mocsáry the Elder. In 1800 he was elected chief bailiff, and was also a magistrate of several counties. ... Read More

Daniel Kmeth

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* Breznóbánya, January 15, 1783 – † Košice, June 20, 1825 / Piarist monk, mathematician, astronomer ; ; He became a member of the Piarist order in November 1799. After completing his probationary year, he taught in Korpona in 1802–1804 and in Kőszeg in 1805. He studied philosophy... Read More

Daniel Wagner

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* Breznóbánya, 1800 – † Budapest, January 10, 1890 / pharmacist, chemist, the first Hungarian doctor of pharmacy ; ; He completed his secondary school studies in Dobsina and Rozsnyó. He received his pharmacy diploma from the University of Pest on August 31, 1821. In March 1825, h... Read More

Joseph Fleischer

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* Breznóbánya, June 22, 1829 – † Budapest, May 23, 1877 / doctor, university professor ; ; His father, Nepomuk Fleischer, worked as a surgeon in Breznóbánya and the boy also chose a medical career. He began his school studies in his hometown, and from 1841 he continued in Eszterg... Read More

Otto Herman

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* Breznóbánya, June 26, 1835 – † Budapest, December 27, 1914 / naturalist, ethnographer, archaeologist, ornithologist, politician ; ; His parents were native German speakers, his father was a doctor in Breznóbánya. The family moved to Alsóhámor near Miskolc in 1847, where the 12-... Read More

Samuel Kupcok, Kupčok

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* Breznóbánya, April 1, 1850 – † Bakabánya, July 26, 1914 / teacher, amateur botanist and flora researcher ; ; He began his schooling in his hometown, graduated from the Slovak Evangelical Gymnasium in Nagyrőce, and obtained his teaching certificate from the State Teacher Trainin... Read More