Count Sámuel Teleki was working as a Member of Parliament when he met and befriended Crown Prince Rudolf. They were both fascinated by geographical ex...

György Almásy (1867-1933) traveled to Asia twice, first in 1901, then in 1906. On the first journey, his companion was an Austrian zoologist, with who...

Aurel Stein was born into a Jewish family in Pest (1862 - 1943) and he studied Sanskrit and comparative linguistics at universities of Vienna, Leipzig...

Maurice Benyovszky (1741 – 1786) was a remarkable soldier who was a captain in many battles and wars. Sometimes banishments, imprisonments, and escape...

Born in 1825, John Xantus served as a national guard during the War of Independence of 1814. After the Surrender at Világos, he was afraid of revenge,...

When you ride your bike home after drinking wine with your friends, you have already used at least three of Ányos Jedlik’s inventions. The dynamo, the...

In 1910, Károly Gundel became the manager of the Wampetich restaurant in the City Park, where they served not only Hungarian and French dishes, but al...