Kisszabos

Peter Tipula

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* Košice, 1794 – † Pest, July 1862 / lawyer, university professor ; ; He studied philosophy and law in Bratislava, then lectured on “politicocameral” sciences and promissory notes at the Bratislava Academy of Law between 1822 and 1832. He was a professor at the University of Pest... Read More

Janos Fabry

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* Banská Bystrica, 1698 – † Vasilkovo, Ukraine, 1750 / physician ; ; He began his school studies in his hometown, then studied humanities at the University of Jena between 1719 and 1723. From 1723 he studied theology at the University of Halle and then at the University of Kiel, ... Read More

Adam Potkoniczky

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* Banská Bystrica, c. 1750 – † Késmárk, 25 January 1820 /  lyceum teacher, plant breeder ; ; He studied in Bratislava, later at the University of Jena. From 1776 until his death, he was a teacher and then rector of the Késmárk lyceum. He was a supporter of Josephinism and the Enl... Read More

Joseph Sartory

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* Bánya Beszterce, around 1770 – † Szomolnok, 1830 / mining engineer ; ; He studied at the Mining Academy in Bánya Selmec in 1788–1792, then became an engineer of the Eger archdiocese. He made the first map of the Baradla Cave in 1794. In the service of the Royal Chamber, he also... Read More

Zipser Keresztély Andras

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* Győr, November 25, 1783 – † Bánya, February 20, 1864 / naturalist, teacher ; ; He studied philosophy and theology at the Lutheran Lyceum in Bánya and then in Bratislava. In 1803–1807 he taught at the André educational institution in Brünn. In 1807 he founded a girls' school and... Read More

Robert Czilchert

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* Misérd, March 14, 1809 – † Gútor, February 4, 1884 / physician, animal breeder, agronomist ; ; His uncle was János Károly Lübeck, a physician (Bazin), and his father, András Czilchert, was the city captain of Besztercebánya. He began his elementary school education in his homet... Read More

Baron Gábor Prónay

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* Bánya, April 1, 1812 – † Florence, April 1, 1875 / lawyer, ethnographer, horticultural writer, politician, corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1857) ; ; He studied philosophy and law at the University of Pest. In 1839–1840 he was a liberal envoy of Turóc ... Read More

Daniel Bothar, senior

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* Bánya, October 13, 1816 – † Bratislava, January 19, 1896 / natural history teacher, flora researcher ; ; He began his school studies in his hometown, graduating from the Evangelical Lyceum in Selmecbánya in 1835. He studied mathematics, engineering and natural sciences at the I... Read More

Gustav Heckenast

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* Košice, 2 September 1811 – † Bratislava, 10 April 1878 / printer, bookseller, publisher ; ; His father, Mihály Heckenast, was the pastor of the German Lutherans in Košice. He completed his schooling in Prešov, but had to interrupt his studies due to the poor financial situation... Read More

Imre Henszlmann

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* Košice, 13 October 1813 – † Budapest, 5 December 1888 / physician, art historian, university professor, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ; ; He attended school in Prešov and Bratislava. He learned Hungarian in Prešov, where the Hungarian Language Society was founded ... Read More