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Gerster Arpad Geza

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* Košice, December 22, 1848 – † New York, 1923 / physician, American pioneer of aseptic surgery ; ; His father, who came from Switzerland, settled in Košice as a soap maker and candle maker. He began his schooling in his hometown, graduating from the German high school there. He ... Read More

Bela Gerster

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* Košice, October 20, 1850 – † Budapest, August 3, 1923 / hydraulic engineer ; ; younger brother of Árpád Géza Gerster. He completed his secondary schooling in Košice and the Technical University in Vienna, where he was a city engineer from 1874. He then participated in the enter... Read More

Alexander Rejto

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* Košice, 21 August 1853 – † Budapest, 4 February 1928 / mechanical engineer, university of technology ; teacher ; ; He received his degree from the Budapest University of Technology in 1878, which was the first mechanical engineering degree issued there. In 1901–1902, he was the... Read More

Jonas Ödön K.

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* Košice, December 10, 1851 – † Budapest, May 10, 1933 / engineer, teacher at the Technical University ; ; His father, Alajos Jónás, was the scion of a Romanian family from the Great Plains, and was the chief forester of the city of Košice, but he died early, so the boy completed... Read More

Geza Czirbusz

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* Košice, September 17, 1853 – † Budapest, July 10, 1920 / Piarist monk, geographer, university professor, writer ; ; He graduated from the Premontre Gymnasium in his hometown in 1872 and completed his university studies in Budapest, where he obtained a teaching certificate in hi... Read More

Ferenc Saarossy-Kapeller

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* Košice, 19 September 1850 – † Budapest, 24 November 1918 / beekeeping specialist ; ; He completed his law studies in Košice in 1871–1873, then studied at the Academy of Economics in Magyaróvár in 1873–1874. After a long study trip abroad, he worked as a draftsman in the Ministr... Read More

Lajos Thallóczy (Strommer)

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* Košice, December 8, 1854 – † Herceghalom, December 1, 1916 / historian, archivist, politician, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ; ; He graduated from the Catholic Gymnasium in Buda, where he also founded a stenography club and won a competition in stenography. In 187... Read More

Adorjan Aladar Szabo

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* Košice, March 12, 1868 – † Košice, April 7, 1950 / historian, writer, Premontre monk ; ; From 1890 he was a high school teacher first in Rožňov and then in Košice. From 1921 he was the director of the church archives in Leles. From 1934 until his death he lived in Jászó and Koš... Read More

Gerevich Emil

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* Kovászó, Bereg County, December 11, 1854 – † Košice, December 24, 1902 / mathematician, principal of the Košice Higher Real School ; ; In Budapest, he studied mathematics and natural sciences as a candidate teacher at the University of Science and the University of Technology. ... Read More

Lajos Kemeny

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* Košice, September 5, 1859 – † Košice, June 24, 1927 / archivist, researcher of the history of Košice ; ; Between 1877 and 1883 he studied humanities at the University of Budapest. From 1885 he was the chief archivist of Košice, the keeper of the Museum Association of Upper Hung... Read More