A Historical and Archival Guide to Székesfehérvár (Székesfehérvár, 2003)

AN OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY WRITING OF SZÉKESFEHÉRVÁR

lishing the museum of Székesfehérvár which he directed until he died. The Art relics of Székesfehérvár is one of his most significant works, which was published in 1930 in Hungarian Art. 14 It was published 1965-1989 as the newspaper of the Executive committee's Cultural Department of Fejér county Council, then as the social, economical, cultural political paper of Fejér county Council. It was rather committed politically, especially in the first years. 15 Town Archives of Székesfehérvár (TASz) Municipal board report 1883. No. 109/1595. 1 6 TASz Municipal board report 1883. No. 183/351

8, 3696. 1 7 TASz Municipal board report 1895. No. 88. 1 8 TASz Municipal board report 1895. No. 65/2718. 19 TASz Municipal board report 1896. No. 87. 20 TASz Municipal board report 1898. No. 65. 21 János Károly (Ráckeve, 22 April 1834 - Székesfehérvár, 16 January 1916). Ecclesiastical writer and historian. He studied theology in the seminary in Székesfehérvár from 1851. He studied humanities in the University of Pest. From 1 885 he was canon of Székesfehérvár and the director of the seminaiy, teacher of canon law an church history. Later he became a provost then a titular bishop. Between 1896 and 1904 his five-volume work The History of Fejér County was published. 22 János Károly: Hie History of Fejér County. Székesfehérvár, I. volume 1896, II. volume 1898, III. volume 1899, IV. volume 1901, V. volume 1904. 23 Gyula Lauschmann Dr (Székesfehérvár, 28 September 1861 - Székesfehérvár, 8 October 1918) Physician and local historian. His pen names: Dr Aescuíáp, Dr Castor, Pollux, Idem, Julius. His father was József Lauschmann savings-bank clerk, his mother was Jozefa Feld. Having finished the Cistercian grammar school he studied medicine. He graduated as physician on 20 December 1884 at the University of Pest; for a while he worked in the capital first in Rókus Hospital, then in the Hospital on the Üllői Road. In November 1888 he returned to his native town, where he became a resident physician on 1 March 1889, then on 3 1 December 1900 the head physician of Saint George Hospital. Lord Lieutenant Viktor Széchenyi appointed him chief medical officer of Fejér county on 29 September 1908. While working as a medical officer he made great efforts to eliminate the cholera epidemic of 1910-11, for which he met not only county but also royal recognition. He actively participated in some humanitarian and health societies, the Society Against Tuberculosis was one of them; he was the society's secretary following its founding on 5 January 1905. He gained imperishable merit in reviving the historical and archaeological society and in founding the Museum Society of Fejér county and Székesfehérvár in I 9 10. He was the secretary of the society, in this post he performed excellent work in collecting material and educational lectures.