József Keresztessy (7 August 1819 – 16 April 1895) was a Hungarian fencer. He was the founder of sword fencing in Hungary.[1] His teacher was fencing reformer Luigi Barbasetti.
He was born in Budapest, Hungary. He received a post at the Fencing Institution in Pest under the direction of Ignác Friedrich where he worked as an assistant. After practicing for six years, he obtained a masters diploma in fencing. He then taught at the National Fencing Institute in Budapest. During the Hungarian Revolution he was a member of Lajos Aulich’s company. He took part in the battles of Buda, Pered, and as a soldier of György Klapka, at the Battles of Komárom.[2] His fencing school was opened in 1851.
References edit
- ^ "József Keresztessy". Hungarian Biographical Lexicon (in Hungarian).
- ^ Kenyeres Ágnes, ed. (2001). "Keresztessy József". Magyar életrajzi lexikon 1000-1990. Arcanum Adatbázis Kft. Retrieved 2012-07-23.