The World-Famous Astronomer Criticized the Hungarian Principals of the Shrinking Economy

He was of German nationality, fluent in Latin, spoke Slovak as best he could, and understood Hungarian to some extent – yet he considered himself primarily Hungarian. Miksa Hell – also known as Rudolf Maximilian Höll – was born in Selmecbánya, a skilled mining engineer and inventor. His father, perhaps not even himself, knew exactly whether he and his wife had 22 or 23 children – in any case, posterity has already confused the data. Court astron…