sculptor, born in Presssburg and author of many sculptures there Johann Andreas Segner (1704–1777) – inventor of the (Segner wheel), doctor and professor, who was born and studied in Pressburg Franz Schmidt (1874–1939) – composer and teacher, born in Pressburg Ľudovít Štúr (1815–1856) – one of the most famous figures in modern Slovak history, leader of the Slovak national movement in the 19th century, creator of the present-day Slovak language standard (see above 1843), spent 20 years at the Evangelic Lutheran Lyceum (first as a student, then as a professor), deputy of the Hungarian diet in Pressburg, editor of the Slovak National Newspaper (Slovenskje národnje novini) Maria Theresa of Austria (1717–1780) – Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, spent much of her time in the Pressburg Castle, had the Castle walls demolished and the Castle restored (see above) Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1880–1919) – one of the most important figures in modern Slovak history, astronomer, Slovak general of the French army, one of the creators of Czechoslovakia, studied and died in Pressburg (Bratislava ), the official name of the Bratislava Airport is "Milan Rastislav Štefánik Airport" Július Satinský (1941–2002) – famous Slovak and Czechoslovak actor, spent his whole life in Bratislava Viktor Tilgner (1844–1896) – sculptor and professor in Vienna, born in Bratislava, many of his sculptures are in Pressburg (e.g., the Ganymedes Fountain and the Hummel Monument) Jozef Tiso (1887–1947) – president of the first Slovak Republic Rudolf Zahradník (born 1928) – important Czech chemist born in Bratislava Ludwig Schwarz (born 1940) – an Austrian bishop born in Bratislava Herta Däubler-Gmelin (born 1943) – German politician Paul Wittich (1877–1957) – labour leader in Pressburg around the First World War See also Timeline of Bratislava history History of the Jews in Bratislava References Footnotes Notations External links The Story of the Jewish Community in Bratislava An online exhibition by Yad Vashem Boii