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Michael Klein

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* Merény, September 14, 1712 – Bratislava, March 12, 1782 / naturalist, Lutheran pastor ; ; His father, Klein Izrael, was a pastor. He completed his theological studies in Prešov, Bratislava and Halle, and attended the winter semester at the University of Jena in 1733. Upon his r... Read More

István Majer

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* Mocsonok, August 15, 1813 – † Esztergom, November 21, 1893 /church and educational writer, graphic artist; ; He completed his elementary school in Érsekújvár and his high school in Esztergom. Until 1834, he studied philosophy and theology in Nagyszombat, where he founded a Hung... Read More

Ilona Nagy

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* Nagyfödémes, 1944 – / ethnographer, associate professor ; ; He obtained a degree in ethnography and Latin from ELTE in Budapest in 1968. In the same year, he became a member of the Ethnographic Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, where he worked until 2008. Sin... Read More

Geza Staud

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* Mocsonok, April 17, 1906 – † Budapest, April 4, 1988 / theatre historian ; ; He completed his university studies in Budapest and Paris. He earned a diploma from Sándor Hevesi's directing course, edited the journal A Színpad, and was the dramaturg of the Madách Theatre between 1... Read More

Paul Ballus

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* Modor, December 18, 1783 – † Bratislava, April 30, 1848 / fruit breeder, city councilor ; ; He completed his secondary school and theological studies in Bratislava, then studied natural sciences at foreign universities. Upon returning home, he settled in Bratislava, where he en... Read More

Ferenc Raffelsperger

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* Modor, September 23, 1793 – † Vienna, July 14, 1861 / cartographer, geographical writer ; ; His father was an impoverished timber merchant. He attended high school and a secondary school in Vienna. After his study trip to France and Hungary, he entered a commercial career, mana... Read More

John Heuffel

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* Modor, June 14, 1800 – † Lugos, September 25, 1857 / botanist, physician ; ; He collected plants while still a high school student in Modor and Bratislava. After his university studies in Vienna and Pest (1827), he became a doctor of medicine and a manorial physician. From 1829... Read More

Paul Lichner

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*  Modor, December 13, 1816 – † Bratislava, November 4, 1884 /  classical philologist, teacher, corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1859). ; ; He completed his high school studies in his hometown, studied philosophy at the papal ref. college, and theology a... Read More

William Westsik

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* Modor, March 3, 1883 – † Nyíregyháza, January 29, 1976 / agricultural engineer, teacher ; ; He began his school studies in his hometown and between 1898 and 1902 he obtained a teaching certificate at the State Teacher Training Institute in Modor, and in 1905 he obtained a farme... Read More

Daniel Diószeghy

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* Ungmogyorós, July 26, 1900 – † Budapest, December 25, 1969 / smelting engineer, university professor ; ; Of his seven siblings, he was the one who was able to continue his education. From 1912 he was a student of the Sárospatak Ref. College and graduated in 1920. He obtained hi... Read More