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Samu Zorkóczy

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* Radvány, November 9, 1869 – † Budapest, April 25, 1934 / smelting engineer, outstanding personality of Hungarian iron and steel industry ; ; He completed his secondary school studies in Bratislava. He received his diploma in 1890 at the Mining and Forestry Academy in Selmecbány... Read More

Janos Frivaldszky

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* Rajec, 17 June 1822 – † Budapest, 29 March 1895 / zoologist, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1873) ; ; nephew of naturalist Imre Frivaldszky (Bacskó). He completed high school in Trencsén, Nagyszombat and Léván, but took his high school diploma in Vác. He completed... Read More

István Krupec

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* Felsőrakonca, January 27, 1858 – † Hontudvarnok, June 3, 1926 / Evangelical pastor, church writer ; ; He graduated from high school in Selmecbánya in 1875 and theology in Bratislava in 1878. After that, he studied theology and philosophy for five semesters at the universities o... Read More

Beno Winkler

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* Magyarraszlavica, October 25, 1835 – † Selmecbánya, November 10, 1915 / geologist, paleontologist, academic teacher ; ; Born into a noble family with 14 children. He completed his secondary schooling in Bártfa, Kisszeben, Prešov and Košice. Between 1854 and 1857, he studied min... Read More

Alajos Mednyanszky

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* Prékopa, April 20, 1784 – † Galgóc, June 17, 1844 / Hungarian royal inner privy councilor, one of the reformers of the education system, geographical travelogue, ethnographic collector, honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; ; From 1797 he studied at the Theresia... Read More

Gyula Pap, Nógrád Priest

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* Felsőpálfalva, May 20, 1843 – † Salgótarján, August 5, 1931 / lawyer, poet, ethnographer ; ; His family's noble surname was "Révkomárom". He later used the surname "Nógrádi" as a distinction. He began his studies in Losonc, continued in Selmecbánya and finished in Sárospatak, w... Read More

Zoltán Boross

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* Rimaszécs, October 25, 1906 – † Debrecen, January 24, 1998 / publicist, archivist ; ; He completed high school in Bratislava and Rimaszombat. He studied law at the University of Bratislava. He was one of the founders and leaders of the Scythian Scythian Movement, and he develop... Read More

Kaposi Juhasz Samuel

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* Rimaszombat, 1660 – † Gyulafehérvár, June 23, 1713 / Reformed theologian, teacher, astronomer ; ; In 1683 he visited the universities of Utrecht, in 1685 the universities of Leiden, and again in 1686 the universities of Utrecht, returning home in 1688 as a doctor of theology. F... Read More

István Hatvani

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* Rimaszombat, 1718. November 21. – † Debrecen, 1786. November 16. / doctor of medicine, mathematician, natural scientist, teacher ; ; His father was a bookbinder. He completed his lower schools in Rimaszombat, Losonc, Kecskemét. In 1737 he was appointed preceptor at the Révkomár... Read More

Samuel Decsy

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* Rimaszombat, January 2, 1742 – † Vienna, January 25, 1816 / physician, writer, editor ; ; He began his schooling in Bratislava and Sárospatak, then studied abroad: at universities in Germany and the Netherlands. He earned a doctorate, then settled in Vienna and lived until his ... Read More