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Izsák Lőwy (also known as Isaac Lowy) (1793, Nagysurány, Kingdom of Hungary – 8 April 1847, Újpest, Kingdom of Hungary [1]) was a Hungarian industrialist and founder of the city Újpest, now a district of Budapest, Hungary. [2] [3] He created the city name Újpest (New Pest). He was the leader of the Jewish community and the town's first judge. [3] In 1866 a street was named after Izsák Lőwy in his town (next to present Újpest-Városkapu metro station).
References
- ^ "Újpestlexikon (Hungarian)". Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
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^ Patai, Raphael (1996).
The Jews of Hungary. 265: Wayne State University Press. p. 730.
ISBN
978-0-8143-2561-2.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location ( link) - ^ a b Valley, Eli (1999). The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe: A Travel Guide and Resource Book to Prague, Warsaw, Crakow, and Budapest. Jason Aronson. p. 538. ISBN 0-7657-6000-2.
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Izsák Lőwy (also known as Isaac Lowy) (1793, Nagysurány, Kingdom of Hungary – 8 April 1847, Újpest, Kingdom of Hungary [1]) was a Hungarian industrialist and founder of the city Újpest, now a district of Budapest, Hungary. [2] [3] He created the city name Újpest (New Pest). He was the leader of the Jewish community and the town's first judge. [3] In 1866 a street was named after Izsák Lőwy in his town (next to present Újpest-Városkapu metro station).
References
- ^ "Újpestlexikon (Hungarian)". Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
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^ Patai, Raphael (1996).
The Jews of Hungary. 265: Wayne State University Press. p. 730.
ISBN
978-0-8143-2561-2.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location ( link) - ^ a b Valley, Eli (1999). The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe: A Travel Guide and Resource Book to Prague, Warsaw, Crakow, and Budapest. Jason Aronson. p. 538. ISBN 0-7657-6000-2.
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| This biographical article about a person notable in connection with Judaism is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |