Rezso Renyi

* Szklenófürdő, December 4, 1827 – † Bratislava, February 23, 1899 / literary and art historian, lawyer ; ; He completed high school in Körmöcbánya and Esztergom. He was a Catholic priest's student in Esztergom for three years, then studied law in Temesvár and Győr. He participated in the War of Independence of 1848/49, was an officer in the Komárom garrison. Later, the authorities harassed him several times, as he was suspected of mediating between the emigration and the domestic opposition circles. From 1865 he was the chief judge and president of the court of the city of Esztergom. From 1867 he practiced law in Esztergom, and then from 1889 in Bratislava. For several years he was the president of the Toldy circle in Bratislava. His literary and art history studies were published in contemporary journals and independently. ; ; His main works: ; An Explanation of the Land Registry Laws, 1862, ; Petrarca as a Patriot, Scholar and Poet, 1875, ; Hrotsuitha's Position Between Mysteries and Advanced Drama, 1876, ; The Picture and Engraving Collection of the Primate of Esztergom, 1879, ; Petrarca and Sándor Kisfaludy, 1880, The Poetry of Italy in the Middle Ages, 1887.