Stephen Groh

* Nagyberezna, June 2, 1867 – † Budapest, March 16, 1936 / art historian, applied artist, restorer, teacher at the Catholic High School in Rozsnyó ; ; He obtained a diploma as an art teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest. He began his teaching career in Nyíregyháza, and then worked as an art teacher at the Catholic High School in Rozsnyó until 1896. In the meantime, he also worked on the excavation of the wall paintings of the medieval churches around Rozsnyó. He also involved his students in the work. He married in Rozsnyó, and his wife was Anna Hénesz, the daughter of the local master builder András Hénesz. From 1896 to 1926, until his retirement, he was a teacher at the Academy of Applied Arts in Budapest, and was its director between 1917 and 1926. He also conducted art history research and restoration work, especially the restoration and conservation of medieval churches and monuments in Hungary, and the copying of wall paintings of cultural historical value (his 160-page collection is the property of the National Monuments Inspectorate). In 1908, he uncovered new frescoes under the layers of lime and plaster in the medieval church of Csetnek. He conducted research and restoration work in several other Gömör settlements (Ochtina, Gecelfalva, Süvete, Gömörrákos). In 1901, he restored the sgraffito decoration of the Rákóczi house in Prešov with his students and prepared the restoration plan for the Renaissance-era Thurzó house in Levoča. In addition to his scientific work, he also wrote novels and carried out a wide range of journalistic activities. ; ; His main works: ; Medieval wall paintings of Gömör County, 1896, ; Folk pottery of Gömör County, 1899, ; Hungarian style drawing patterns, 1904, ; Laces and embroideries of Gömör County, 1905, ; Folk architecture of the Sajó region, 1907, ; Hungarian decorative art I-II., 1908, ; The first monuments of Byzantine Christian art in Transylvania, 1933.