Sajólenke, Lenke

Weiss Ferenc Xaver

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* Nagyszombat, March 16, 1717 – † Buda, January 10, 1785 / Jesuit monk, mathematician, astronomer ; ; He completed his studies in Nagyszombat, first taught in Jesuit schools, and from 1752 was a mathematics teacher at the University of Nagyszombat. He was entrusted with organizin... Read More

Antal Reviczky

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* Sátoraljaújhely, 17 January 1723 – † Buda, 15 December 1781 / Jesuit priest, ; natural scientist, philosopher and theologian ; ; joined the Society of Jesus in 1738. He studied social sciences in Szakolca in 1741, philosophy at the university in Nagyszombat in 1742–1744, and ma... Read More

John Sajnovics

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* Tordas, 12 May 1733 – 4 May 1785, Buda / astronomer, linguist, Jesuit monk, employee of the Nagyszombat Observatory ; ; He was a descendant of a well-to-do Fehér County family. He started high school in Győr and finished it in Buda in 1747. He studied philosophy in Nagyszombat,... Read More

John Horvath Keresztély

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* Kőszeg, 13 July 1732 – † Buda, 20 October 1799 / Jesuit monk, physicist, university professor in Nagyszombat and Buda ; ; He studied theology at the University of Nagyszombat, then became the director of the convictus. From 1769 to 1791, until his retirement, he taught philosop... Read More

Joseph Jacob Plenk, Plenck

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* Vienna, November 28, 1735 – † Vienna, August 24, 1807 / physician, university professor ; ; Maria Theresa appointed him in 1770 and entrusted him with the leadership of the surgical department at the medical faculty of the University of Nagyszombat. He taught practical surgery,... Read More

Adam Ignac Prandt

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* Pétervárad, 1739 – † Pest, July 15, 1817 / physician, university professor ; ; He obtained his doctorate in medicine from the University of Vienna in 1768. In 1770–1777, he was a popular professor of physiology and pharmacology at the University of Nagyszombat and for many year... Read More

Winterl Joseph Jacob

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* Steyr, Austria, April 15, 1739 – † Pest, November 23, 1809 / physician, ; chemist, botanist, university professor ; ; He completed his studies at the University of Vienna, obtaining doctorates in medicine and humanities, but also studied botany at the university. He practiced m... Read More

Wenceslas Trnka

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* Tábor, October 16, 1739 – † Pest, May 12, 1791 / physician, university professor ; ; He completed his studies in Prague and Vienna. He obtained his medical degree in Vienna in 1770. In 1769, van Swieten appointed him assistant physician at the Vienna military hospital. In 1770,... Read More

Michael Schoretits

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* Horvátzsidány, September 2, 1741 – † Buda, March 3, 1786 / physician, university professor ; ; He obtained his medical degree in Vienna in 1765, then became an assistant at the military hospital. Later he returned to Hungary and became the chief physician of Veszprém County. Fr... Read More

Lajos Tehel

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* Nagyszombat, 24/26 March 1769 – † Pest, 18/19 November 1816 / physician, philosopher, naturalist ; ; He obtained his medical degree from the University of Pest in 1793. In 1810 he became the first keeper of the MNM's natural history collection. He dealt with mineralogy and petr... Read More