2010.01.10. 22:56

         KOZMANN GUSZTÁV
FALKENHORSTI PFEIFER MÁRIA

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1860, Mecsekjánosi

Parents of Kozmann Gusztáv:
   His father: Kuzman Joannes
   His mother: Hirth Terézia
Falkenhorsti Pfeifer Mária szülei:
   Her father: Pfeifer Lajos
   Her mother: Pfeifer Katalin

His first wife was Falkenhorsti Pfeifer Mária (1856-1901), who was born in town.  He had four children from her.
His second wife was a Jewish woman, bet her name is unknown. He had three children from her.

Children from his first marriage, with Falkenorsti Pfeifer Mária:

• Kozmann Ella (1884-1962) - She married Ámon Henrikt. She had four children: Ámon Adél, 1913 (lived for few months only),  Ámon Hedvig (Hédi) (1914 - 1982),  Ámon László (Laci) (1915 - 1987), · Ámon Magdolna (Dulika), (1919 - )

• Kozmann Mária - She married a Slovenian man (Orehek), and they lived in Belgrád (today this is called Beograd and is the capital Serbia, Yougoslavia). They had two children: Karlo Orehek and Valentina Orehek (Dida) - Between 1963 and 1969 Dida visited to Hungary to Ámon László and Klári and several times. She loved Hungary and the Hungarian relatives.

• Kozmann Gusztáv - It was forbidden to talk anything about him, because he was imprisoned for any - unknown - reason.

• Kozmann Lajos (later he Hungarianised to Ardai Lajos) - He had three sons. His wife (Steiner Gizella) and two sons died in the Spanish Desease in the 1920s. His third son Tibor became a priest of Jesus Society (jezsuita pap).

His children from his second marriage:

• Kozmann Leó

• Kozmann Magda - Her husband was a famous painter and graphic artist, his name was Gáborjáni-Szabó Kálmán.

• Kozmann György (he used “Kuzmann” for himself) - He was a department leader in the Ministry for Transportation in the 1950s. In 1956 during the Revolution, they left the country, they went to Germany. His wife was an Austrian lady, her name was Lelli. Few years ago Duli (Ámon Magda) visited her in Germany.

No information.

(1) Kozmann Gusztáv was born in village Mecsekjánosi (South Hungary). His father Joannes Kuzman was the general director of the Mecsek Cool Mines.

(2) As an adult, Kozmann Gusztáv might have lived in town Arad, since it was the hometown his first wife Falkenhorsti Pfeifer Mária, and their daughter Ella was born there.

(3) Later the family lived in town Debrecen and Kozmann Gusztáv was photographer there. Some of his photos were displayed in an exhibition in Paris, where he won prize.

(4) Information found on the Web:
Kozmann Gusztáv learned photography at Mai Manónál (1855-1917) who was imperial and royal court photographer in town Debrecen. Mai Manó employed three or four assistants. One of these assistants was Kozmann Gusztáv, who later opened his own photography shop.
Source: http://www.maimano.hu/maimanohaz_02.html

(5) Kozmann Gusztáv's death was caused by an accident: he was reading newspaper and he was smoking at the same time. He fell asleep and his cigarette lit his newspaper. This caused his death.

(6) After the death of Kozmann Gusztáv, his wife (Ella’s step mother) was sent to an institute of psychiatry (“lunatic asylum”) by her "loving" relatives, because the relatives wanted to get her properties (How cruel!)