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Daniel Fisher

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* Késmárk, November 4, 1695 – † Debrecen, September 1746, 1864 / doctor, naturalist; ; His father, Mihály Fischer, was a Lutheran pastor in Késmárk. He began his primary school education in his hometown. He studied medicine at the University of Wittenberg from 1713 to 1718. After... Read More

Jacob Buchholtz

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* Késmárk, December 29, 1696 – † Késmárk, May 14, 1758 / furrier, naturalist, mineral and rock collector ; ; younger brother of György Buchholtz. He began his schooling in Késmárk, then in 1711 he went to Bártfára, where he learned the furrier's craft and the needle-making trade.... Read More

John Perliczi

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* Késmárk, October 29, 1705 – † Losonc-Apátfalva, April 28, 1778 / physician, polymath ; ; He was the son of the local evangelical pastor. He started his schooling in Késmárk, then continued in Miskolc, where he went to learn the Hungarian language, and finally completed his seco... Read More

Monika Bodnar

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* Košice, March 26, 1961 – / ethnographer, museologist; ; Since 2008, museologist at the Herman Ottó Museum in Miskolc. In 2010, he obtained a PhD degree from the Doctoral School of History and Ethnography of the University of Debrecen, in which he examined the impact of the Coun... Read More

John Scitovszky

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* Kassabéla, November 1, 1785 – † Esztergom, October 19, 1866 / cardinal, prince-primate, member of the board of directors of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ; ; He completed elementary school in Jolsvá and high school in Rozsnyó. After that, he studied art and philosophy in Na... Read More

Michael Demeczky

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* Bernátfalva, May 5, 1855 – † Budapest, December 15, 1920 / mathematician, teacher ; ; He graduated from the Košice gymnasium, studied mathematics and physics at the Budapest University of Science and Technology, but also enrolled at the University of Technology. In 1877, he exp... Read More

John Baradlai, Breit

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* Felsőolcsvár, November 16, 1873 – † Budapest, January 18, 1942 / pharmacist, pharmaceutical historian ; ; He obtained a pharmacy degree from the University of Vienna in 1890, and a doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Budapest in 1918. He began his career in the pharmac... Read More

Thomas Mauksch

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* Késmárk, December 20, 1749 – † Késmárk, February 10, 1832 / Evangelical pastor, naturalist and Tatra researcher, teacher, merchant ; ; He graduated from the high school in his hometown, then studied theology and natural science at the University of Leipzig. He taught at the Kés... Read More

Bela Molnar

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* Késmárk, March 6, 1884 – † Budapest, July 12, 1932 / physician, university professor ; ; He obtained his medical degree in 1909 from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Budapest. He worked at the clinics of Frigyes Korányi and Sándor Korányi, later he was the chief phy... Read More

John Zabori

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* Kátló, November 6, 1831 – † Esztergom, December 30, 1887 / doctor of theology, church writer, travel writer ; ; Originally called Draxler, his father, Antal Draxler, was the forester of Count Erdődy's estate. His son Hungarianized his name to Zádori in 1864. He completed his sc... Read More