Karol Kuzmány, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karol Kuzmány

slovak writer, journalist and pastor

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1806

Place of Birth: Brezno, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 14-Aug-1866

Profession: writer, poet, parson, theologian, university teacher, journalist

Nationality: Slovakia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Karol Kuzmány (Hungarian: Kuzmány Károly; 16 November 1806 in Brezno – 14 August 1866 in Štubnianske Teplice) was a prominent Slovak Lutheran pastor, writer, and theologian in the Kingdom of Hungary, with a focus on philosophy and aesthetics.
He studied at the University of Jena in Germany between 1928 and 1929.
He returned to Slovakia after his education and became a chaplain in Banská Bystrica in 1830, later serving as a pastor there and in Zvolen.
In 1849 he became professor of practical theology at the University of Vienna and began to publish works on theology.
In 1860 he was elected superintendent (an ecclesiastical position equivalent in the Lutheran church to that of bishop), serving the Bratislava superintendency.Kuzmány was a co-founder and vice-president of the Slovak League (Slovak: Matica slovenská).
The group, which promoted Slovak culture and learning during the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, first met in 1863.
As vice-president, Kuzmány was responsible for directing the group's activities, a responsibility he maintained through 1870.
He worked to improve the legal status of both Lutherans and Slovaks in the Empire.Kuzmány is buried at the National Cemetery in Martin.
His likeness appears on a Slovakian postage stamp and a Europa Coin from 2006.



Alternative names	Joseph Kriehuber
Description	Austrian painter and lithographer
Date of birth/death	14 December 1800	30 May 1876
Location of birth/death	Vienna	Vienna
Work location	Austria
Authority control	: Q93804 VIAF: 71599977 ISNI: 0000 0000 6658 8354 ULAN: 500093668 LCCN: n88195846 GND: 118724436 WorldCat