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. [1] [2] He studied at the University of Jena in Germany between 1828 and 1829. [3] 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. [2] In 1860 he was elected superintendent (an ecclesiastical position equivalent in the Lutheran church to that of bishop), serving the Bratislava superintendency. [2]
Kuzmány was a co-founder and vice-president of the Slovak League ( Slovak: Matica slovenská). [1] The group, which promoted Slovak culture and learning during the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, first met in 1863. [4] As vice-president, Kuzmány was responsible for directing the group's activities, a responsibility he maintained through 1870. [4] [5] He worked to improve the legal status of both Lutherans and Slovaks in the Empire. [2]
Kuzmány is buried at the National Cemetery in Martin. [6] His likeness appears on a Slovakian postage stamp and a Europa Coin from 2006. [7] [6]
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. [1] [2] He studied at the University of Jena in Germany between 1828 and 1829. [3] 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. [2] In 1860 he was elected superintendent (an ecclesiastical position equivalent in the Lutheran church to that of bishop), serving the Bratislava superintendency. [2]
Kuzmány was a co-founder and vice-president of the Slovak League ( Slovak: Matica slovenská). [1] The group, which promoted Slovak culture and learning during the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, first met in 1863. [4] As vice-president, Kuzmány was responsible for directing the group's activities, a responsibility he maintained through 1870. [4] [5] He worked to improve the legal status of both Lutherans and Slovaks in the Empire. [2]
Kuzmány is buried at the National Cemetery in Martin. [6] His likeness appears on a Slovakian postage stamp and a Europa Coin from 2006. [7] [6]