Izsák_Lőwy

Izsák Lőwy

Izsák Lőwy

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Izsák Lőwy (also known as Isaac Lowy) (1793, Nagysurány, Kingdom of Hungary – 8 April 1847, Újpest, Kingdom of Hungary[1]) was a Hungarian industrialist and founder of the city Újpest, now a district of Budapest, Hungary.[2][3] He created the city name Újpest (New Pest). He was the leader of the Jewish community and the town's first judge.[3] In 1866 a street was named after Izsák Lőwy in his town (next to present Újpest-Városkapu metro station).

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The native form of this personal name is Lőwy Izsák. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

References

  1. [1]
    "Újpestlexikon (Hungarian)". Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  2. [2]
    Patai, Raphael (1996). The Jews of Hungary. 265: Wayne State University Press. p. 730. ISBN 978-0-8143-2561-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. [3]
    Valley, Eli (1999). The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe: A Travel Guide and Resource Book to Prague, Warsaw, Crakow, and Budapest. Jason Aronson. p. 538. ISBN 0-7657-6000-2.


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