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István Lagyi

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* Aranyosmarót, September 19, 1901 – August 26, 1978 / cartographer ; ; In 1919, he began his studies at the Budapest University of Science and Technology, but from there he transferred to the Ludovika Academy, where he primarily studied cartography. Between 1930 and 1966, he wor... Read More

Bela Majerszky

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* Árvaváralja, July 17, 1910 – † Budapest, March 7, 1972 / mining engineer ; ; He obtained his engineering degree in Sopron in 1937 and became an employee of the EUROGASCO oil extraction company. He utilized the knowledge he gained during his study trip to Louisiana, USA, and the... Read More

Leopold Aschner

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* Assakürt, 27 January 1872 – † Budapest, 18.9. 1952 / technical entrepreneur, industrialist, patron ; ; His father was a general merchant, so he only completed four middle school years, then became a merchant's assistant. After moving to Budapest, in 1896 he joined the Egger Bél... Read More

Deseő Dezső

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* Nagybáb, January 30, 1893 – † Budapest, May 12, 1967 / doctor, university professor ; ; He graduated from the Piarist Gymnasium in Nitra, then obtained his medical degree from the University of Sciences in Budapest in 1915. In 1913–1917 he was an unpaid intern, later an assista... Read More

Imre Frivaldszky

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* Bacskó, February 6, 1799 – † Jobbágyi, October 19, 1870 / naturalist, zoologist, botanist, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ; ; He began his high school studies in Sárospatak, then continued in Eger and graduated in Košice. At the age of 15 he met Pál Kitaibel (Nagym... Read More

Sarolta Geőcze

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* Bacskó, December 27, 1862 – † Budapest, September 24, 1928 / sociologist, pedagogical writer ; ; After completing teacher training, he became a teacher at the state bourgeois girls' school in Brasov from 1886, and was its director between 1888 and 1892. In 1892, he was entruste... Read More

Pleidell Ambrus

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* Bagota, December 16, 1900 – † Budapest, November 7, 1935 / historian, archivist ; ; He earned a doctorate in humanities from the University of Budapest in 1922. After that, he conducted research at the Collegium Hungaricum in Vienna for a year. From 1924 until his early death, ... Read More

Paul Wallaszky

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* Bagyan, January 29, 1742 – † Jolsva, September 29, 1824 / literary and church writer; ; András Vályi, writing about Bagyan, states, among other things: This place is famous for the birth of Mr. Pál Valaszki here, who earned himself a good reputation and merit with his distingui... Read More

Geza Balassa

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* Felsőbaka, March 10, 1914 – † Bratislava, February 20, 1994 / archaeologist, teacher, historical writer ; ; Graduated from Körmöcbánya (1933). In Bratislava, he first enrolled in theology, then became a student of the State Pedagogical Academy, where he obtained a diploma as a ... Read More

Charles Lanyi

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* Bakabánya, December 18, 1812 – † Egbell, May 23, 1856 / writer on church history, Roman Catholic priest, corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ; ; He completed his secondary school studies in Körmöcbánya, Esztergom, and then in Nagyszombat. In 1832–1835, he ... Read More