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Szilard Papp

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* Eperjes, March 4, 1905 – † Budapest, March 31, 1973 / chemical engineer ; ; He completed his chemical engineering studies at the Budapest University of Technology, where he obtained a diploma in 1928. He began his career at the Chemical Laboratory of the State Railways. In 1930... Read More

Stephen Bayer

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* Eperjes, May 22, 1909 – † Budapest, April 27, 1994 / secondary school teacher of mathematics and physics, textbook author, Kossuth Prize winner (1958) ; ; His father was a descendant of a farming family from Sáros County (Nádfő), who completed his studies with church support an... Read More

István Borsody

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* Prešov, September 16, 1911 – † Boston, October 17, 2000 / journalist, historian ; ; In 1934 he earned a doctorate in law and politics from the Czech Charles University in Prague. In the following years he completed his studies at Western universities. After a short legal practi... Read More

Matthias Roth

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* Košice, 1818 – † London, December 1891 / doctor, promoter of Swedish gymnastics ; ; Since Jews were only allowed to settle in Košice from 1840 onwards, it is somewhat surprising that he was born in this city and thus became the first Jewish doctor in Košice. However, Judit Bród... Read More

Matthias Roth

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* Košice, 1818 – † London, December 1891 / doctor, promoter of Swedish gymnastics ; ; Since Jews were only allowed to settle in Košice from 1840 onwards, it is somewhat surprising that he was born in this city and thus became the first Jewish doctor in Košice. However, Judit Bród... Read More

Laszlo Zeman

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* Prešov, 7 November 1928 – / linguist, Hungarianologist; ; He graduated from his hometown in 1948, obtained a teaching certificate in biology-philosophy-natural history at the Comenius University in Bratislava in 1953, and then graduated from the Hungarian department at the Peda... Read More

Peter Konya

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* Prešov, August 20, 1966 / historian, university professor ; ; He completed his primary and secondary education in his hometown (in 1985), and obtained a history and Russian language teaching diploma from the Šafárik University of Prešov (in 1990). From 1991 he was an assistant ... Read More

Ballagi Mor

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* Inóc, March 18, 1815 – † Budapest, September 1, 1891 / theologian, linguist, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ; ; His original name was Móric Bloch. He was born into a Jewish family, had fourteen siblings. He learned Hebrew from his father and became acquainted with ... Read More

István Kaprinai

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* Érsekújvár, September 14, 1714 – † Nagyszombat, December 26, 1785 / Jesuit priest teacher, historian ; ; He worked as a teacher in various Jesuit convents (e.g. Sárospatak, Eger, Nagyvárad), most recently in Košice and Kolozsvár. He also taught gypsies for two years. Around 176... Read More

George Pray

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* Érsekújvár, 11 September 1723 – † Pest, 23 September 1801 / Jesuit monk, historian ; ; His family came to the Upper Hungary from the German-speaking Tyrol, he had already completed his studies in various Hungarian cities after entering the Jesuit order in 1740. In 1742 he becam... Read More