Mihaly Grony

* Németdiószeg, 1817 – † Davenport (Iowa, USA), April 1865 / physician ; ; He received his medical degree from the University of Pest in 1844. He wrote his dissertation in Hungarian: On poisoning in general and some common frequent feedings. In 1845, he became a teacher at the teacher training institute in Érsekújvár, and then worked as a practicing physician. In 1859, he was already listed in the documents as a village physician in Hajdúböszörmény. Sometime in September 1860, he arrived in the USA with his family, where he settled in the state of Iowa in 1862 and became a recognized physician. There was also talk of becoming the personal physician of the Mexican Emperor Maximilian I, but this could not happen, as he died unexpectedly in April 1865. His son, Győző (Viktor) Horony, died in 1880 at the age of 37. His daughter, Mária Katalin (Mary Katherine) Horony (Pest, November 7, 1850 – Prescott (Arizona, USA), November 2, 1940) was a legendary figure of the American Wild West (nickname: Big Nose Kate).