Gömörpanyit

Kornél Ferenc Nátafalussy

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* Lelesz, November 17, 1841 – † Nagyvárad, April 23, 1907 / Premontrean canon, teacher, school historian, professional writer ; ; He completed his school studies in Sátoraljaújhely, Eperjes and Ungvár. In September 1859 he entered the Premontrean order in Jászóvár. From 1862 he w... Read More

Paul Kolbány

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* Ozdin, 23 January 1758 – † Bratislava, 16 April 1816 / physician, botanist ; ; He began his schooling in Osgyán, then continued his studies in Levski and Bratislava. In Bratislava, he began botanizing at the urging of István Lumnitzer. He studied medicine at the University of H... Read More

The Academy of Bánya Selmec

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The institution was founded on 22 June 1735 by the Vienna Court Chamber. As a result, a mining officer training institute (Bergschule) was established in Selmecbánya, whose task was to train mining and metallurgical technicians who could perform the tasks of mining, mining law, m... Read More

Louis Black

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* Torda, June 18, 1837 – † Selmecbánya, June 29, 1916 / forestry engineer, academic teacher, corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ; ; He completed his studies at the Selmecbánya Mining and Forestry Academy in 1856–1859. From 1859 he worked in the forest admin... Read More

Wilckens Henrik David

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* Wolfenbüttel/Germany, November 14, 1763 – † Selmecbánya, May 25, 1832 / forester, naturalist, founder of forestry education in Hungary ; ; He studied medicine, mining, and then mathematics. He began his career as a private tutor at the University of Göttingen, then he was the f... Read More

Joseph Schittko

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* Selmecbánya, 1776 – † Selmecbánya, 25 November 1833 / mining councillor, academic teacher ; ; In 1809 he was invited to the Selmecbánya Academy to the department of quantity and philosophy. He had several significant inventions in the field of mining engineering. He significant... Read More

Joseph Bachmann

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* ? 1791 – † Buda, 1868 / chemist, mining advisor ; ; Between 1830 and 1856 he was a lecturer and later a professor at the metallurgical-chemical department of the Academy. Several technical innovations are associated with his name (e.g. a device for preheating the air of blast f... Read More

Adriany John

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* ? 1799 – † Miskolc, March 31, 1871 / mining engineer ; ; From 1834 to 1841 he headed the mathematics department of the Academy as an assistant professor. From 1847 to 1851 he was a professor of mining and mining geology. After that, as chief mining advisor, he was the head of t... Read More

Joseph William Marchhan

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* Mosód, 26 August 1803 – † Pest, 1872 / mining engineer, academic teacher ; ; He obtained a diploma in mining and metallurgy from the Academy of Bánya Selmec in 1824. He served in various mines and ironworks along the Garam River for 13 years, and was then invited to be a lectur... Read More

Ede Pöschl

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* Vienna, May 10, 1820 – † Budapest, November 29, 1898 / mining engineer, academic teacher ; ; He studied law in Győr, then mining in Selmecbánya from 1837 to 1839. Between 1843 and 1845 he continued his studies in natural sciences and technology in Vienna. Upon his return, he en... Read More