Matthias Belius ( 1684 - 1749 )

Birth:: Ocsova, Hungary (now Očová, Slovakia), Europe (1684) Death: 29 August 1749 Burial: Pressburg (now Bratislava, Slovakia) Profession: Pastor (LUtheran) Research field: Geography, history Education: University of Halle (1704-1706) Career: Worked as a rector and pastor in schools in the Kingdom of Hungary; described himself as 'by language a Slav/Slovak, by nation a Hungarian, by erudition a German' Membership: Fellow Election Date: 1/06/1738.