Kakaslomnic

Tivadar Duka

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* Dukafalva, 22 June 1825 – † Bournemouth, 5 May 1908 / physician, army captain, honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ; ; He completed his secondary school studies in Sárospatak and Eperjes, and studied law at the University of Pest. In 1846 he passed the bar exam... Read More

Lajos Podhorszky

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* Feketelehota, 1815 – † Paris, August 26, 1891 / linguist, corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ; ; His father was a Lutheran minister, he first taught his son Latin, Greek and Hebrew, as well as music. He attended school in Sajógömör, Lőcse and Késmárk, dur... Read More

Daniel Jakobovits

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* Fenyőháza, September 9, 1879 – † Budapest, November 21, 1942 / electrical engineer, editor-in-chief ; ; He obtained his mechanical engineering degree in 1901 from the Budapest University of Technology. He began his professional career at the Ganz Electricity Co. Ltd. and, as an... Read More

Henrik Berzeviczy

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* Hámbor, November 1, 1652 – † Bánya-Biszterce, June 20, 1713 / Jesuit monk, doctor of philosophy and theology, mathematician, university professor ; ; He completed his university studies in Nagyszombat in 1672 and taught there for a short time, then between 1673 and 1676 he was ... Read More

Ernő Bethlenfalvy

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* Késmárk, February 21, 1880 – † Hunfalva, June 18, 1955 / economist, nature diver, professional writer ; ; Although he was born in Késmárk, he spent a significant part of his life in Hunfalva, where he had estates (they were “nationalized” in 1945 due to his Hungarian origin). H... Read More

Augustine Christian, ab Hortis

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* Neisse, 6 December 1598 – † Kakaslomnic, 21 August 1650 / physician, naturalist ; ; He received his medical degree in Basel in 1620 and practiced briefly in Switzerland and then in Silesia. In 1622 he became the city physician in Keszthely, but was widowed the following year an... Read More

Samuel Augustini, ab Hortis

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* Kakaslomnic, 5 August 1729 – † Szepesszombat, 5 August 1792 / Lutheran priest, pioneer of Gypsy research in Hungary ; ; His father was a pastor in Poprad, his great-grandfather, Keresztély Augustini, ab Hortis, a doctor and naturalist. He graduated from high school in Levoča, t... Read More

Gergely Berzeviczy

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* Kakaslomnic, 15 June 1763 – † Kakaslomnic, 23 February 1822 / lawyer, economist, researcher of the Tatra Mountains ; ; In 1783 he obtained a law degree from the Lutheran Gymnasium in Keszthely, and then in 1784–1786 he was a student at the University of Göttingen. He traveled t... Read More

George Buchholtz Jr.

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Késmárk, November 3, 1688 – † Késmárk, August 3, 1737 / naturalist, writer, poet, theologian ; ; His father, György Buchholtz, elder, was a schoolmaster and Lutheran pastor (in Kisszeben) in various towns in the highlands. His son began his secondary education in Késmárk, then co... Read More

Daniel Fisher

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* Késmárk, November 4, 1695 – † Debrecen, September 1746, 1864 / doctor, naturalist; ; His father, Mihály Fischer, was a Lutheran pastor in Késmárk. He began his primary school education in his hometown. He studied medicine at the University of Wittenberg from 1713 to 1718. After... Read More