Tavas

George Henisch

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* Bártfa, 24 April 1549 – † Augsburg, 31 May 1618 / doctor of medicine, polymath ; ; At the expense of his hometown, he studied philology and medical sciences from 1566 in Wittenberg, then in Leipzig and Basel. He wrote poetry in Latin and was also proficient in mathematics, whic... Read More

Zsigmond Horvatovszky

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* Bártfa, 1746. May 22/25. – ? / doctor, flora researcher ; ; We know little reliable information about his life. He was among the first to obtain a doctorate in medicine from the medical faculty of the University of Nagyszombat in 1774. He wrote his dissertation (Flora Tyrnavien... Read More

Kornél Chyzer

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* Bártfa, January 4, 1836 – Budapest, September 21, 1909 / physician, balneologist, zoologist, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. ; ; He began his elementary and high school studies in his hometown, graduated from high school in Košice, and then graduated from medical s... Read More

Viktor Miskovszky

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* Bártfa, May 14, 1838 – † Košice, November 2, 1909 / art historian, architectural engineer, corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ; ; His father was a minor nobleman of Polish origin. He began his studies in his hometown, then studied in Sátoraljaújhely, Rozs... Read More

Joseph Homolka

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* Hlinsko, February 26, 1840 – † Bártfa, December 2, 1907 / engineer, cartographer ; ; He completed his studies in Prague and in 1857, at the age of barely 17, he arrived in Hungary as a cadastral engineer, where he worked in the region beyond the Drava. In 1870, he joined the ca... Read More

Joseph Bartsch

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* Bártfa, February 18, 1844 – † Bratislava, April 6, 1896 / surgeon, gynecologist, hospital director ; ; He obtained his medical degree in Budapest in 1870, and was a district physician for a short time in Béba, Torontál County. From 1868, he edited the newspaper Munkások Újságja... Read More

Laszlo Feketekúty

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* Bártfa, July 19, 1914 – † ? USA, 2000 / constitutional lawyer, historian, editor ; ; He earned a doctorate in law and political science from the University of Budapest in 1936. He is a qualified lawyer. In 1942 he became a private lecturer in constitutional law at the Universit... Read More

Jacob Buchholtz

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* Késmárk, December 29, 1696 – † Késmárk, May 14, 1758 / furrier, naturalist, mineral and rock collector ; ; younger brother of György Buchholtz. He began his schooling in Késmárk, then in 1711 he went to Bártfára, where he learned the furrier's craft and the needle-making trade.... Read More

Thomas Mauksch

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* Késmárk, December 20, 1749 – † Késmárk, February 10, 1832 / Evangelical pastor, naturalist and Tatra researcher, teacher, merchant ; ; He graduated from the high school in his hometown, then studied theology and natural science at the University of Leipzig. He taught at the Kés... Read More

István Cselko

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* Kiszucaújhely, September 3, 1773 – † Bratislava, November 30, 1837 / newspaper editor, academy teacher ; ; Between 1800 and 1806 he taught Hungarian language and literature at the gymnasiums in Žilina and Bánya Biszterce, then moved to Bratislava, where he became a teacher at t... Read More