Baratosi Joseph, Weber

* Losonc, 13 August 1909 – † Budapest, 15 January 1990 / teacher, textbook writer, cave explorer ; ; He completed his high school studies in Losonc, where he became a member of the scout movement as a young student, the spirit of which has been a defining factor throughout his life. He obtained a secondary school teaching certificate in natural history and chemistry from the Faculty of Humanities of the Pázmány Péter University in Budapest in 1933, and then held a scholarship at the university's mineralogy department. He began teaching at the Kispest high school in December 1935. From 1941 he taught at the Werbőczy – today's Petőfi – High School, and in 1945 he managed to prevent the demolition of the badly dilapidated high school, and then led its reconstruction. He organized the food supply for teachers in Buda who were in a difficult situation after the war, and established school kitchens. From 1946, he organized and led a preparatory department for the technical university at the Petőfi Gymnasium, as well as a whole series of teacher retraining courses. In 1948, he established and, in addition to his teaching work, led the Buda Child Psychology Station for many years. In 1951, he became the director of the chemical technical school. He organized the country's only geological technical school as an independent secondary school, of which he was then deputy director and workshop manager, and professional leader until his retirement in 1970. He wrote two textbooks, and his articles were published in pedagogical journals. In addition to his teaching work, he was also involved in cave exploration. He organized the Educational Committee of the Hungarian Karst and Speleological Society, regularly published articles in the Society's journal and yearbooks. He organized and led the presentation of the Speleological Museum in the Buda Castle Cave for two decades. From the 1930s, he became involved in the activities of the Hungarian Scout movement on a national level, and was one of the organizers of the 4th World Scout Meeting held in Gödöllő in 1933. He compiled two books from his articles and popular writings. In 1941, he founded and edited the monthly magazine Diáknaptár for many years. ; ; His main works: ; Vizeink élvílága (In: Járjuk a vizet), 1941, ; Szeretem a természetét, 1943, ; Mosolyog az élet, 1943, ; The formation of the Earth and the formation of coal deposits, 1963, ; Chemistry (textbook), 1966, ; Chemistry exercises (textbook), 1966, ; Laboratory work, 1966.