Poprád (Strázsa)

Bela Hanko

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* Poprad, July 5, 1886 – † Toronto, November 16, 1959 / zoologist, university professor ; ; He earned his teaching and doctorate degrees at the University of Budapest. From 1910 he was an assistant professor at the zoology department. In 1911 he worked at the Helgoland zoological... Read More

Laszlo Kiss

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* Poprad, July 27, 1910 – † Ann Arbor/USA, October 7, 2000 / statistician, mathematician, university professor, honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In the USA he was known as Leslie Kish ; ; During World War I, the family moved to Zilah, but he often spent his s... Read More

Otto Varga

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* Szepetnek, November 22, 1909 – † Budapest, June 14, 1969 / mathematician, university professor, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1965) ; ; He was born in Szepetnek, Zala County, but moved with his family to Poprad at a young age and completed high school in Késmárk.... Read More

George Barta

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* Poprád, October 29, 1915 – † Budapest, October 21, 1992 / geophysicist, meteorologist, university professor, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1982) ; ; After his father's death (1918), the family moved to Kispest. He graduated from the local Deák Ferenc Gymnasium in... Read More

Robert John Greisiger

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* Felka, July 31, 1855 – † Körmöcbánya, June 14, 1917 / chemist, metallurgical engineer, mining advisor ; ; He completed his secondary school studies in Košice, and obtained a teaching qualification in chemistry and natural history at the teacher training school of the Hungarian ... Read More

Martin Szentivanyi

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* Szentiván, October 20, 1633 – † Nagyszombat, March 5, 1705 / Jesuit theologian, polymath, university professor ; ; He began his studies at the Jesuit college in Nagyszombat, and joined the Society of Jesus in 1653. He completed his university studies in Nagyszombat and Vienna. ... Read More

Matthias Tibor

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* Szentmihályfalva, February 23, 1902 – † Budapest, January 13, 1995 / Jesuit astronomer, theologian, member of the Saint Stephen Academy ; ; He completed his studies at the University of Budapest, then expanded his knowledge at the Dublin Observatory, and in 1934 at the Vatican'... Read More

Janos Dercsényi, Weiss

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* Szepesszombat, May 16, 1755.177 – † Munkács, June 30, 1837. / physician, entrepreneur, winemaker, county judge ; ; His father, János Weiss, was a Lutheran minister in his hometown. The family was granted nobility by Leopold I in 1687. Dercsényi began his school education in Lev... Read More

Tibor Szekely, Shekelj

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* Székesfehérvár, February 14, 1912 – † Subotica, September 20, 1988 / geographical traveler, Esperantist, writer ; ; His father was a veterinarian and therefore moved frequently with his family. When he started school, he lived with his parents in Nagykikinda, Vojvodina. However... Read More

John Karlovszky

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* Turócbierz, 20 February 1721 – † Prešov, 20 October 1794 / philosopher, lyceum teacher ; ; He was a teacher at the Bratislava gymnasium, then the rector of the Keszmárk lyceum, and finally the director of the Prešov evangelical college. The ideas of the Enlightenment influenced... Read More