Name

Klimó György

Original name

Main activity

Bishop

Secondary activity

Title

Bishop of Pécs

Name variations

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Education place

Education institution

Activity place

Pécs

Activity institution

Activity start date

1733

Activity end date

1777

Place of birth

Lopassó

Date of birth

1710

Place of death

Pécs

Date of death

1777

Bibliographical references

Descriptive card

György Klimó (1710-1777) was the Bishop of Pécs. He was the founder of the Klimo Library and a printing press. The Engel Printing House was established in 1773. Klimo Library is the first public library in Hungary. It was established in Pécs. After the Great War, the building of the library and its collection was given to the university. From this time, it was the main library of the University of Pécs. In 2010, the Klimó Collection merged into the University Library of Pécs and Centre for Learning.

Entry author

Gyöngyi Oroszi