Juraj Papánek (April l, 1738 - April 11, 1802) - historian, author of the first preserved systematic history of Slovak territory and nation. He was born in Kuklov in a yeoman family, studied philosophy in Budapest, jurisprudence in Eger and theology in Pécs. In the Pécs diocese, he was chaplain, priest and finally as dean in the Olasz village where he died and is buried. Especially The History of the Slovak Nation (Historia gentis Slavae) deserves notice from among his wide-ranging work. He considers the Slovaks to bé autochthonous nation in the Carpathian Valley. The other Slavonic nations extended from there...