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Endre Dudich

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* Nagysalló, March 20, 1895 – † Budapest, February 5, 1971 / zoologist, university professor, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1942) ; ; His father was a district physician who was also interested in zoology. This also influenced his son, who graduated from high schoo... Read More

Stephen Romer

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* Nagysáros, December 26, 1788 – † Vienna, July 30, 1842 / pharmacist, manufacturer ; ; His father was a reputable lawyer, and when his son reached school age, the family already lived in Sátoraljaújhely, István Rómer graduated from high school here, which he did not continue aft... Read More

Gabor Kolinovics

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* Nagysenkoc, March 24, 1689 – † Modor, December 22, 1770 / historian, notary public ; ; In 1703, he fled with his family of minor nobility to nearby Modor from the Kurucs and only returned to Nagysenkoc in 1707. He completed his high school studies in Szentgyörgy, Modor and Brat... Read More

Martin György Kovachich

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* Nagysenkőc, November 9, 1744 – † Buda, December 1, 1821 / legal historian, archivist, source researcher ; ; After completing his studies at the Pest gymnasium, he studied philosophy at the University of Nagyszombat. In 1765, he traveled to Italy for studies. Upon returning home... Read More

Mihaly Matunak

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* Nagysurány, July 17, 1866 – † Körmöcbánya, December 5, 1932 / Roman Catholic priest, teacher, historian, archivist, Turkologist ; ; His father was Imre Matunák, his mother was Katalin Augustín. He completed his high school studies in Érsekújvár between 1879–1883, in Selmecbánya... Read More

Laszlo Detre, German

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* Nagysurány, October 29, 1874 – † Washington, May 7, 1939 / microbiologist, ; creator of the antigen theory ; ; Originally called Deutsch and he wrote several of his papers under this name, later taking the surname Detre. He was ordained a doctor of medicine at the University of... Read More

Antal Richter

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* Nagysurány, January 11, 1894 – † Budapest, August 19, 1956 / architectural engineer, university professor ; ; He received his degree in 1921 from the Budapest University of Technology after his service in the battlefields of World War II. Between 1922 and 1938, he was an assist... Read More

Gyula Bittera

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* Nagyszalatna, February 9, 1893 – † Budapest, October 21, 1970 / herbalist, ornithologist ; ; He graduated from the Bratislava High School in 1912. He continued his studies at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Budapest, but also attended lectures on chemistry at the... Read More

Hunfalvy Pál, Hunsdorfer

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* Nagyszalók, March 12, 1810 – † Budapest, November 30, 1891 / lawyer, ethnologist, linguist, historian, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1858) ; ; He was a native German speaker, and only began to study Hungarian at the age of 6. He studied philosophy, then law and t... Read More

János Hunfalvy, Hunsdorfer

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* Nagyszalók, January 21, 1820 – † Budapest, December 6, 1888 / geographer, statistician, university professor, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1865) ; ; younger brother of Pál Hunfalvy. He began his studies in Késmárk and Miskolc, studied law and then theology in Pr... Read More