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Baron Gábor Prónay

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* Bánya, April 1, 1812 – † Florence, April 1, 1875 / lawyer, ethnographer, horticultural writer, politician, corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1857) ; ; He studied philosophy and law at the University of Pest. In 1839–1840 he was a liberal envoy of Turóc ... Read More

Daniel Bothar, senior

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* Bánya, October 13, 1816 – † Bratislava, January 19, 1896 / natural history teacher, flora researcher ; ; He began his school studies in his hometown, graduating from the Evangelical Lyceum in Selmecbánya in 1835. He studied mathematics, engineering and natural sciences at the I... Read More

Gustav Heckenast

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* Košice, 2 September 1811 – † Bratislava, 10 April 1878 / printer, bookseller, publisher ; ; His father, Mihály Heckenast, was the pastor of the German Lutherans in Košice. He completed his schooling in Prešov, but had to interrupt his studies due to the poor financial situation... Read More

Imre Henszlmann

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* Košice, 13 October 1813 – † Budapest, 5 December 1888 / physician, art historian, university professor, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ; ; He attended school in Prešov and Bratislava. He learned Hungarian in Prešov, where the Hungarian Language Society was founded ... Read More

August Lubrich

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* Besztercebánya, December 28, 1825 – † Rákospalota, July 14, 1900 / theoretical pedagogue, college and university professor ; ; He trained as a priest, but abandoned his theological studies in Rozsnyón, and obtained a diploma from the Royal Teachers' College of Pest in 1848. He ... Read More

Antal Bartal

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* Besztercebánya, April 24, 1829 – † Dunaharaszti, September 6, 1909 / classical philologist, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ; ; Originally called Bartl, he changed this to Bartal in 1871. He trained as a theologian, but after completing his theological studies at th... Read More

Alexander Markus

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* Balassagyarmat, April 7, 1831 – † Bánya Bisztergom, February 17, 1867 / botanist, teacher ; ; He began his school studies in his hometown, then continued at the Evangelical Lyceum in Selmecbánya and the Evangelical College in Prešov. He earned a doctorate in humanities from the... Read More

John Klamarik

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* Losonc, February 7, 1832 – † Bánya-Beszterce, October 8, 1898 / teacher, state secretary of education ; ; Although he was born in Losonc, he spent a significant part of his life away from his hometown. He completed his secondary schooling in Kiskunfélegyháza and Pest. He began ... Read More

Emil Belhazy

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* Besztercebánya, December 24, 1840 – † Budapest, April 25, 1898 / forest engineer, inventor, forest advisor ; ; He completed his secondary school studies in his hometown. He obtained a forest engineer diploma from the Mining and Forestry Academy in Selmecbánya and began his prac... Read More

Charles Boehm

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* Bánya, September 17, 1846 – † Cluj-Napoca, May 19, 1911 / philosopher, university professor, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ; ; He completed his theological studies at the Lutheran Lyceum in Bratislava in 1868. He was subsequently a student at the universities of G... Read More