Gábor Szeremlei was a Hungarian Protestant theologian, professor and doctor of philosophy.
Background
Szeremlei was born in 1807 in Disznóshorvát (today Izsófalva), Borsod county. His mother was the Czechoslovakian-born Anna Hofman, His father was Sámuel Szeremlei Császár (the pastor of Disznóshorvát from 1806). The birth year is sure, because he was born after his father arrived to Disznóshorvát, and in 1808 a younger brother’s name was registered in Disznóshorvát.
Education
Later he went to Sárospatak, where he completed his studies.
Career
The exact date of his birth is unknown, because his birth wasn’t registered in the baptismal birth register. Szeremlei started his studies in Disznóshorvát. In 1813 his father went to Lak, where the young Gábor continued his studies.
Then he worked there as a public teacher and assistant professor
In 1835 he went abroad. He learned theology in Vienna first, then in Berlin.
When he arrived home he was a pastor in Felső-nyárád, and from 1839 he was a theology teacher in Máramaros-island. From 1841 he started to teach policy, then philosophical subjects.
In 1855 he went back to Sárospatak, where he led the department of dogmatics.
He died in 1867 (26 January) in Sárospatak. In 1862 he was honored for his work in the field of theological literature by theological doctorate in Vienna. According to his contemporaries, he taught successfully and effectively.
He was pastor in Felső-nyárád when his first writings were published in the Atheneum (1838-1841).
He was also one of the founders of the Sárospatak Booklets (Sárospataki Füzetek).