Angol leírás, sztori

Samuel Mikovíni (in Hungarian Mikovíni Sámuel) - also known as Samuel Mikovíny - the most controversial views have been diverged on his birth of place and date.
According to the historical archived data - http://historia.szm.com/osobnosti/mikovini.htm - his date of birth was in 1700 although both Hungarian and Slovak (and other languages) wikipedia pages have given different dates and place of birth.

He was born in Abel, in an evangelical family. He also studied at Nürberg, Altdorf and Jena, where he has gained the title of Engineering in 1723.
He is a geographer, mine mechanical engineer, cartographer, mathematician, and professor of the first multiethnic mining college. He was a real polyhistor.

He created the Bratislavský poludník (Bratislavian meridian line) - its memorial is also here on the promenade, not far from this bust. Unfortunately, (his birth- and death of date are almost the same as the Hungarian Bel Mátyás) their biographies are often confused to each other. Indeed, Bel has published some of Samuel Mikovíni's notes with reference to some Hungarian maps.

He has actively participated in the development of the mining area in Štiavnica and creating mapping of Demänovská caves.
In 1735, he became a professor at the first mining academies in Selmecbánya and Štiavnica.
Unfortunately, he could not finish his accomplishments. In 1750 he died in Trenčín (Trnava).

For his memory not far from the Memorial of the Meridian his bust was erected in 1970.
The bust is on a 130x31x22 in. granite column, which its lower edge is approx. 77 in. from the ground. The bust was made of sandstone / limestone.
With its dimensions of 47x 27x13 in. is clearly visibled also from the promenade. It is worth a place in the neighborhood of the meridian.