Dr. Tárczy-Hornoch Antal was born 125 years ago Commemoration about the former, highly respected professor of the Department of Geodesy and Mine Surveying in Sopron

Abstract

The aim of the commemoration, on the occasion of the anniversary of his birth, is to provide a detailed description of the entire career of academician dr. Antal Tárczy-Hornoch (the professor, the school founder, the scientific polymath, the excellent survey instrument developer, the professor who is highly respected in professional public life both in Hungary and abroad). In this regard, the compiled material will provide information about his life, his teaching and professional scientific work, and his extremely broad activities related to his special fields (mine surveying, geodesy, geophysics), which are highly evaluated abroad. He was the founder of the Hungarian geodetic and mine surveying school and the decisive initiator of starting geophysical education and research.
The first part of the study deals with the life of the scientist professor. In this regard, it is possible to know where he completed his higher education and what professional research topics he dealt with while obtaining his various scientific degrees. At the Department of Geodesy and Mine Surveying of the Sopron College, and later the University Faculty, he carried out his teachingand research activities as head of the department with great expertise, and even held the position of dean. He introduced the education of applied geophysics. For 33 years, he educated students; many of them later became outstanding professionals in Hungarian technical public life.
The second part of the compiled material presents the significant publication activity and scientific work of academician Antal Tárczy-Hornoch, including in more detail his articles published in this professional journal (Mining and Metallurgical Journal) in 3 groups; and in more detail the two articles dealing with the survey instrument-making activities of the department’s workshop in Sopron.
In the third part of this professional historical material, the professor’s positions in professional and scientific organizations, his active work related to the OMBKE Mine Surveying Specialist Group, and his professional, scientific and other recognitions can be known. Finally, in the last fourth part, some of the commemorative events related to his person arebriefly presented.