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Titusz Csörgey
Titusz Csörgey (August 12, 1875 – December 15, 1961) was a Hungarian ornithologist and bird artist. He served as a director of the Hungarian ornithological institute after the death of Istvan Chernel. Life and work Csörgey was the son of Károly Uhlig and was born Titusz Uhlig in Nezsider. After the early death of his mother, he was raised by his maternal grandparents in Dunaszerdahely and given their surname Csörgey. He became interested in birds when his family moved to Sopron. Here he was taught natural history by István Fászl at the Benedictine high school. He also learned to draw and prepare specimens and was introduced to Otto Herman by Fászl. In 1893 he went to study arts at the Pázmány Péter University of Science in Budapest but did not complete his degree. He then went to study ornithology in 1895 and helped edit the unpublished material of János Salamon Petényi and produced illustrations to go with the book which was published in Hungarian in 1904 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neusiedl Am See
Neusiedl am See (; ; ; ; ) is a town in Burgenland, Austria, and administrative center of the district of Neusiedl am See. Neusiedl am See is located on the northern shore of Lake Neusiedl. Geography Neusiedl am See is located in eastern Austria, in the state of Burgenland. It is located approximately 56 kilometers southeast of Vienna. The town covers an area of 56.99 km². Positioned on the northern shore of Lake Neusiedl, the largest endorheic lake in Central Europe, Neusiedl am See is part of a region characterized by a unique lakescape at the boundary between the Alps, Carpathians, and the Pannonian Basin. The town borders Weiden am See to the south, Parndorf to the north, and Jois to the west. History The first documented mention of "Sumbotheil" (referring to its right to hold Saturday markets) dates back to 1209. In the mid-13th century, the settlement was destroyed by the Mongols and was resettled around 1282 under the name "Niusidel." In 1517, Neusiedl was gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
István Fászl
István Fászl (6 February 1838 – 26 January 1900) was a Hungarian priest of the Benedictines, Benedictine order, a teacher, naturalist, and ornithologist. He also took an interest in entomology and made a large collections of the flies of the Sopron region. Fászl was born in Kőszeg where his father was a master shoemaker who decided that his son did not need to join him in the trade and enrolled him in the Gymnasium of the Benedictine order in 1855. He studied theology at Pannonhalma. In 1862, he was ordained priest and spent his early years teaching. In 1866 he was transferred to the grammar school in Sopron where he taught mathematics and natural history until 1895. In his spare time he collected specimens of natural history and established a museum at the school. He began to explore the Lake Neusiedl, Fertő and Hanság regions. His ornithological collection in the museum grew to nearly 1000. The collection was often visited by the Archduke Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottó Herman
Ottó Herman born Herrmann Károly Ottó (26 June 1835 – 27 December 1914) was a Hungarian zoologist, ethnographer, archaeologist, journalist, and politician. A polymath recognized as a pioneer of Hungarian natural history research, he made numerous studies on Hungarian spiders, birds, and fishes, and founded the journal ''Natural History Notebooks'' and the ornithological journal '' Aquila''. He is called "''the Father of the birds''" in Hungary. A member of several learned societies including the Royal Hungarian Society of Natural History, Hungarian Linguistics Society, Hungarian Society of Ethnography, he was elected to the Hungarian Parliament. The Ottó Herman Museum of Miskolc was named after him. Biography Herrman was born in Breznóbánya, Kingdom of Hungary (modern day Slovakia) into a Zipser German family. His father Károly Herrmann was a surgeon in the mines and his mother Franciska Ganzstuck was from Hammersberg. He started his schooling at the Lutheran Gymnasiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
János Salamon Petényi
János Salamon Petényi, Johann Salomon von Petényi or Ján Šalamún Petian (30 July 1799 – 5 October 1855) was a Hungarian priest who took an interest in zoology, travelling, collecting specimens, and contributing to ornithology, speleology, and paleontology. He is considered the father of Hungarian ornithology. Life and work Petényi was born in Ábelfalva, Nógrád megye where his father was Lutheran pastor Gábor Petényi who was known for his work in orientalism. Schooled in Losonc and Selmec he took an interest in collecting objects of natural history. He also influenced Agoston Kubinyi. He followed the family tradition to become a pastor, studying in Bratislava and Vienna while also attending the botanical lectures of Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, meeting Johann Jakob Heckel and Johann Natterer from whom he learned taxidermy and specimen preparation. He corresponded with Christian Ludwig Brehm and Johann Friedrich Naumann and in 1826 became a pastor in Czinkota. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Von Berlepsch
Count Hans Hermann Carl Ludwig von Berlepsch (29 July 1850 – 27 February 1915) was a German ornithologist who took an interest in the birds of South America. He also had a cousin named Baron Sittich Hans von Berlepsch (1857-1933) with whom he was often confused. This cousin had travelled to South America and was involved in bird conservation and he once sent back a French medal honoring the bird-collecting ornithologist for discovering a new hummingbird. Von Berlepsch was in touch with most European ornithologists and collectors of his time, often hosting them at his home. Life and work Berlepsch was born in Fahrenbach near Witzenhausen. He came from a Hessian family with a coat of arms that included five parrots. He was the first son of Karl von Berlepsch and his wife Johanna Margaretha Theodora who was the daughter of state-councillor Koch of Kassel. He was privately tutored at home, one of the tutors being Pastor Degering who created an early interest in orchids. At twelve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Barcelona International Exposition
The 1929 Barcelona International Exposition (also 1929 Barcelona Universal Exposition, or Expo 1929, officially in Spanish language, Spanish: ''Exposición Internacional de Barcelona 1929'') was the second World's fair, World Fair to be held in Barcelona, the first one being in 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition, 1888. It took place from 20 May 1929 to 15 January 1930 in Barcelona, Spain. It was held on Montjuïc, the hill overlooking the harbor, southwest of the city center, and covered an area of 118 hectares (291.58 acres) at an estimated cost of 130 million Spanish peseta, pesetas ($25,083,921 in United States dollars). Twenty European nations participated in the fair, including Germany, Britain, Belgium, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Romania and Switzerland. In addition, private organizations from the United States and Japan participated. Hispanic America, Hispanic American countries as well as Brazil, Portugal and the United States were represented in the ''Ibero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton () is a freshwater rift lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the List of largest lakes of Europe, largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake, and the canalized Sió is the only outflow. The mountainous region of the northern shore is known both for its transdanubia#History, historic character and as a major Hungarian wine, wine region, while the flat southern shore is known for its resort towns. Balatonfüred and Hévíz developed early as resorts for the wealthy, but it was not until the late 19th century when landowners, ruined by ''Phylloxera'' attacking their grape vines, began building summer homes to rent out to the burgeoning middle class. Name In distinction to all other Hungarian language, Hungarian endonyms for lakes, which universally bear the suffix ''-tó'' 'lake', Lake Balaton is referred to in Hungarian with a definite article; that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1875 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the year (Third Class is renamed Second Class in 1956). * January 5 – The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated as the home of the Paris Opera. * January 12 – Guangxu Emperor, Guangxu becomes the 11th Qing dynasty Emperor of China at the age of 3. He succeeds his cousin, the Tongzhi Emperor, who had no sons of his own. * January 14 – The newly proclaimed King Alfonso XII of Spain (Queen Isabella II's son) arrives in Spain to restore the monarchy during the Third Carlist War. * January 24 – Camille Saint-Saëns' orchestral ''Danse macabre (Saint-Saëns), Danse macabre'' receives its première. February * February 3 – Third Carlist War: Battle of Lácar – Carlist commander Torcuat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Finnair, Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the Captain (civil aviation), captain and First officer (civil aviation), first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti enters the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
