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István Schönwiesner

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* Prešov, 15 December 1738 – † Nagyvárad, 26 September 1818 / archaeologist, university professor, canon of Nagyvárad ; ; He joined the Jesuit order in 1756, then completed his theology in Nagyszombat and became prefect of the Teresianum in Vienna. When the Jesuit order was disso... Read More

Antal Szirmay

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* Prešov, 20 January 1747 – † Szinyér, 19 September 1812 / local historian, county official ; ; He completed his primary school education in Sátoraljaújhely, later studied in Prešov and in the Košice convict school. In 1764 he entered the civil service, in 1777 he became the chie... Read More

Laszlo Fabian

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* Igló, September 3, 1892 – † Budapest, June 19, 1978 / lawyer, music writer ; ; He studied music (composition) at the National Music Academy in Budapest (1911–1915), and aesthetics at the University of Vienna. His work Elégia won a prize at the Musikblätter des Anbruch competiti... Read More

Gertinger Samuel John

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* Prešov, 13 August 1754 – † Prešov, 22 November 1813 / pharmacist, pioneer of sugar production in Hungary ; ; After completing his elementary school studies, he worked in a pharmacy in Késmárk until 1776, then studied pharmacy at the University of Buda and received a pharmacist'... Read More

Ferenc Pulszky

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* Prešov, September 17, 1814 – † Budapest, September 9, 1897 / politician, archaeologist, art collector, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; ; He began his school studies in Miskolc, then in Prešov and obtained a degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Pest. ... Read More

August Greguss

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* Prešov, 27 April 1825 – † Budapest, 13 December 1882 / aesthete, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ; ; son of the historian Mihály Greguss (1793–1838). He began his schooling in his hometown and continued in Bratislava from the age of eight. When his father died in 18... Read More

Tivadar Fuchs

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* Prešov, September 15, 1842 – † Steinach am Brenner/Austria, October 5, 1925 / mineralogist, museum director ; ; son of Albert Fuchs (Lőcse), brother of Károly Henrik Fuchs (®Bratislava). He completed his high school studies in Bratislava. He initially studied medicine at the un... Read More

Konrád Burchard-Bélaváry

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* Prešov, March 23, 1837 – † Budapest, July 2, 1916 / economist ; ; After completing his secondary school studies, he entered the merchant's profession. Between 1854 and 1862, he worked abroad, for the longest time at a grain merchant and shipping company in Danzig. From 1862, he... Read More

Gyula Klein

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* Prešov, 5 May 1844 – † Budapest, 21 November 1915 / botanist, mycologist, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ; ; He completed his high school studies in Levoča, and between 1864 and 1867 he attended lectures on natural sciences, mainly botany, at the University of Vien... Read More

István Maleter

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Prešov, 17 April 1870 – † Pécs, 16 December 1933 / jurist, newspaper editor, academic teacher. ; ; He graduated from the Bratislava Lutheran Lyceum and obtained a doctorate in political science from the Pécs Law Academy in 1905. In 1905, he was also the mayor of Košice for a shor... Read More