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Adalbert László Arany
Adalbert László Arany (Slovak: L. Albert Arany, 19 September 1909 – 13 October 1967) was a Slovakian Hungarian linguist, teacher, ethnographer, museum director, one of the founders of Slovak dialect research. Life Arany was born in Betlér on 19 September 1909. He graduated from high school in Rozsnyó and studied Slovak linguistics and philosophy at Comenius University in Bratislava. He received his doctorate in 1937 and was a teacher at the Hungarian grammar school in Bratislava for many years. From 1937, as the head of the Hungarian committee of the Šafárik Scholars' Society, which was attached to the linguistics section, he directed the collection of Hungarian dialects in Slovakia. From 1943 to 1946 he was a researcher at the Slovak Academy of Sciences. In 1946 he was dismissed from his post because of his Hungarian nationality. In 1947 he joined the Hungarian Democratic People's Association of Czechoslovakia. In 1949 he was arrested and sentenced to 8 years of har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betlér
Betliar () is a village and municipality in the Rožňava District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia, known for its manor house. Basic information * ''Location: Slovak republic, Betliar is situated in South-East part of Slovenské rudohorie in valley of river Slaná, 5 km north of town Rožňava.'' * ''Height above sea level: 311 meters.'' * ''Number of inhabitants: about one thousand.'' History The village of Betliar lies in a valley of the river Slaná, 5 km northwest of Rožňava. The first written description of the village is from the year 1330, when it is mentioned under the name Bethler (the term is of German origin meaning a cart used in copper mining). It belonged to the Bebek family, Bebek Hungarians, Hungarian noble family (of the Ákos genus) and later the Andrássy family. The inhabitants lived on mining, agriculture and forestry. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Betliar was part of Gömör and Kishont Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
