Samuel Mikovíny
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Samuel Mikoviny sculpture in Tata
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| Born | 1686 Szinóbánya, Kingdom of Hungary (today Cinobaňa, Slovakia) |
| Died | March 23, 1750 |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Occupation | Mathematician, engineer, cartographer |
Sámuel Mikoviny (1700 – 23 March 1750) was a renowned Hungarianmathematician, engineer, cartographer, and professor. He was a leading representative of science and technology in the 18th century Kingdom of Hungary and Habsburg Monarchy. Today he is the pride of both the Hungarian and Slovak nations.
He is best known as an architect of artificial lake system near Selmecbánya (now Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia) known as tajchy that was built in order to provide energy for the silver mines in the region. Tajchy are today part of UNESCO World heritage site. He is also renowned for his cooperation with geographer and historian Matthias Bel.
Mikoviny was possibly born in Szinóbánya, Nógrád County, Kingdom of Hungary (now Cinobaňa, Slovakia) in 1686 or in Ábelfalva (now Ábelová) ca. 1700. He learnt engraving at Nuremberg, and studied mathematics at the nearby university of Altdorf and later in Jena. He probably took private lessons in astronomy and surveying in Vienna before he returned to Bratislava (called Pressburg or Pozsony at that time).
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