Antall József szerk.: Orvostörténeti közlemények 57-59. (Budapest, 1971)

KISEBB KÖZLEMÉNYEK — ELŐADÁSOK - Halmai János: A pesti tudományegyetem néhány kiváló gyógyszerész-tanítványa és -professzora

Summary The regular pharmacy training started in 1770 in Hungary by the foundation of the Medical faculty at the Nagyszombat University. The first graduated pharmacists got their diploms in 1771. The number of pharmacy students grew gradually; their number was in the first acadamic years 4—7, then 8 — 12, later in 1786 this number was already 24. In the thirties of this century their average number was about 70 — 80; after 1945 150—160 students learned pharmacy at the university and at present about 120. One-year course was held at the beginning for the pharmacy students; later these courses were lasting two and then 4 academic years. This relatively short university education furnished yet a good basis for the future profession of the pharmacy students and many of them could remarkably expand their special knowledge. There were many outstanding figures among them, who became later worldfamed scientists, even artists. Many of them were honoured by academy-prizes and were appointed to university places and have been displaying excellent didactic and scientific activity. Emil Felletár, Lajos Ilosvay, Endre Kazay, Lajos Winkler, Gyula Weszelszky, László Szebellêdy and Elemér Schulek acquired fame in the field of chemistry; Bernát Müller, Adolf Ferenc Láng, József Sadler, Dániel Wagner and Béla Augusztin in botany, Antal Fauser in mineralogy, József Sadler beside in botany paleontology, Károly Nagy in astrology and matematics. Zsigmond Katona made a name for himself in the field of agriculture. Mátyás Rozsnyay became fameous with his pharmaceutical preparations, Emil Felletár in the field of forensic chemistry, Endre Deér with his laboratorial preparations. Endre Kazai displayed scientific activity on a high level in chemistry, pharmacy, literature, enthnography and heraldry. János Kábái was succeeding in turning out morphine and its alcaloids. Gejza Karlovszky made himself a fame by his special literary activity. Miklós Matolcsy, János Baradlay, Jenő Horváth, Voudra and Studény are outstanding figures of Hungarian pharmacy history. We must mention in the fields of literature and arts the names of József Rippl-Rónay and Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (painters), Ferenc Donászy and István Tömörkény (writers), László Botfai Hűvös (sculptor) and Lajos Schmidthauer (organist). We could continue this list of excellent Hungarian pharmacists, but must stop with the further enumeration presssed for space.