The grave of Antal Kerpely

The Kerpelys also occupy a prominent place among the distinguished teachers of the Selmecbánya Academy. Antal Kerpely the Elder, a world-famous scientist and researcher in ferrous metallurgy, an outstanding figure among the institute's teachers, the creator of metallurgical literature in the Hungarian language, was born one hundred and eighty years ago and died one hundred and ten years ago. His name is recorded in our lexicons and encyclopedias, as well as in Hungarian, Slovak and foreign textbooks on ferrous metallurgy. ; According to the Academic Mini-Lexicon, he was "the creator of Hungarian ferrous metallurgical literature and education" and an internationally recognized expert. (M. Beck, editor-in-chief, 1989. p. 936) The Hungarian Biography Lexicon highlights that he is credited with the modernization of abandoned Hungarian ironworks and ironworks. It also emphasizes that Kerpely did pioneering work in the field of providing information on metallurgical literature. (Kenyeres Á. ed., 1967) The Encyclopedia of Slovakia highlights his pedagogical work and points out that, thanks to his scientific creative work, he was one of the prominent representatives of iron metallurgy in the world. (Hajko, V. and coll., 1979. p. 65) The Slovak Biographical Dictionary considers him one of the most energetic scientific researchers and technical inventors of the Selmec Academy, who greatly contributed to raising the institute to a European level. (SBS. III., 1989. p. 73)