Ambrose, Anton Štefan (1867 Kobyly, Bardejov District - 1941 California)
Journalist and political activist. A defender of Slovaks in Hungary.
An important personality of Slovak life in the USA.
Founder of the oldest Slovak newspaper in America (Slovák v Amerike -The Slovak in America), founded in 1889.
He emigrated to the USA in 1882.
As a 15-year-old, he started working in a mine.
Later, as a good organizer, he became a sales representative of the Amerikanszko-Szlovenszky newspaper.
In 1889, he founded another Slovak-Šariš newspaper "Slovjak in America" (today's Slovak in America).
He also contributed to the establishment of the largest Slovak non-denominational associations, the National Slovak Society, for which he also served as president in 1901-12.
In 1904 he issued a Memorandum on the Status of Slovaks in Hungary and presented it to the Congress of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Saint Louis.
During the First World War, he activated the Czech-Slovak foreign resistance through the Slovak League in America and obtained volunteers from the American Slovaks to the Czech-Slovak army in France.
In 1921-38, he served as press secretary for the Czechoslovak Government in Prague and was responsible for information for expatriate press.
He promoted the founding of cooperatives in eastern Slovakia.
All his life, he tirelessly fought for the rights of the Slovaks.
As a person with a profound social conscience, he also supported striking Slovak miners in Pennsylvania and organized collections to help their families
Journalist and political activist. A defender of Slovaks in Hungary.
An important personality of Slovak life in the USA.
Founder of the oldest Slovak newspaper in America (Slovák v Amerike -The Slovak in America), founded in 1889.
He emigrated to the USA in 1882.
As a 15-year-old, he started working in a mine.
Later, as a good organizer, he became a sales representative of the Amerikanszko-Szlovenszky newspaper.
In 1889, he founded another Slovak-Šariš newspaper "Slovjak in America" (today's Slovak in America).
He also contributed to the establishment of the largest Slovak non-denominational associations, the National Slovak Society, for which he also served as president in 1901-12.
In 1904 he issued a Memorandum on the Status of Slovaks in Hungary and presented it to the Congress of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Saint Louis.
During the First World War, he activated the Czech-Slovak foreign resistance through the Slovak League in America and obtained volunteers from the American Slovaks to the Czech-Slovak army in France.
In 1921-38, he served as press secretary for the Czechoslovak Government in Prague and was responsible for information for expatriate press.
He promoted the founding of cooperatives in eastern Slovakia.
All his life, he tirelessly fought for the rights of the Slovaks.
As a person with a profound social conscience, he also supported striking Slovak miners in Pennsylvania and organized collections to help their families
Ambrose, Anton Štefan (1867 Kobyly, Bardejov District - 1941 California)
Journalist and political activist. A defender of Slovaks in Hungary.
An important personality of Slovak life in the USA.
Founder of the oldest Slovak newspaper in America (Slovák v Amerike -The Slovak in America), founded in 1889.
He emigrated to the USA in 1882.
As a 15-year-old, he started working in a mine.
Later, as a good organizer, he became a sales representative of the Amerikanszko-Szlovenszky newspaper.
In 1889, he founded another Slovak-Šariš newspaper "Slovjak in America" (today's Slovak in America).
He also contributed to the establishment of the largest Slovak non-denominational associations, the National Slovak Society, for which he also served as president in 1901-12.
In 1904 he issued a Memorandum on the Status of Slovaks in Hungary and presented it to the Congress of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Saint Louis.
During the First World War, he activated the Czech-Slovak foreign resistance through the Slovak League in America and obtained volunteers from the American Slovaks to the Czech-Slovak army in France.
In 1921-38, he served as press secretary for the Czechoslovak Government in Prague and was responsible for information for expatriate press.
He promoted the founding of cooperatives in eastern Slovakia.
All his life, he tirelessly fought for the rights of the Slovaks.
As a person with a profound social conscience, he also supported striking Slovak miners in Pennsylvania and organized collections to help their families
Journalist and political activist. A defender of Slovaks in Hungary.
An important personality of Slovak life in the USA.
Founder of the oldest Slovak newspaper in America (Slovák v Amerike -The Slovak in America), founded in 1889.
He emigrated to the USA in 1882.
As a 15-year-old, he started working in a mine.
Later, as a good organizer, he became a sales representative of the Amerikanszko-Szlovenszky newspaper.
In 1889, he founded another Slovak-Šariš newspaper "Slovjak in America" (today's Slovak in America).
He also contributed to the establishment of the largest Slovak non-denominational associations, the National Slovak Society, for which he also served as president in 1901-12.
In 1904 he issued a Memorandum on the Status of Slovaks in Hungary and presented it to the Congress of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Saint Louis.
During the First World War, he activated the Czech-Slovak foreign resistance through the Slovak League in America and obtained volunteers from the American Slovaks to the Czech-Slovak army in France.
In 1921-38, he served as press secretary for the Czechoslovak Government in Prague and was responsible for information for expatriate press.
He promoted the founding of cooperatives in eastern Slovakia.
All his life, he tirelessly fought for the rights of the Slovaks.
As a person with a profound social conscience, he also supported striking Slovak miners in Pennsylvania and organized collections to help their families
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