Szatmári Gizella: Signs of Remembrance - Our Budapest (Budapest, 2005)

a medallion crowns the relief, which represents an idealised male figure conceived in neo-Classical style. Poring over his books from where his data were derived, the figure was mixing chemical elements in a test-tube for an experiment.

The First Royal Prosecutor

As a student of the College of Pápa, the Kőröshegy-born Sándor Kozma was a member of Sándor Petőfi’s closest circle of friends in the late 1840s. In his memoirs he recalled his friend’s popular performance at the end-of-season "festive banquet" of his famous school's Literary Society. On the occasion, the famous poet of the near future made his debut as an actor reciting poetry. The poem he read was József Gaál’s "The Leaded Sticks”.

"The festive banquet was a great success, and Petőfi carried the day. His ballad was the highlight of the evening.... The loudest celebration came from the ladies. 'What a fascinating young man,’ they would say.”

As a young jurist Kozma took part in the War of Liberation for which he was later punished by being conscripted into the Austrian army. Following that he was interned in Somogy County where he was kept under police surveillance for quite some time. Later he worked as Ferenc Deák’s assistant in the

■ In memory of the Supreme Public Prosecutor

KOZMA SÁNDOR

(KŐRÖSHEGY, 1825-BUDAPEST, 1897)

ELSŐ PESTI KIRÁLYI FŐÜGYÉSZ, AZ ÜGYÉSZSÉG MEGSZERVEZŐJE, 1868-TOL E HÁZ ELSŐ EMELETÉN LAKOTT.

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