| Authorised form of name | Belius; Matthias (1684 - 1749) |
| Dates | 1684 - 1749 |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Place of birth | Ocsova, Hungary [now O ov, Slovakia, Europe] |
| Date of birth | 1684 |
| Date of death | 29 August 1749 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Pressburg (now Bratislava, Slovakia) |
| Occupation | Pastor (LUtheran) |
| Research field | Geography |
| History |
| Activity | 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'
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 01/06/1738 |
| Published works | 'Notitia Hungariae novae historico geographica' |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
Notes:
Portrait in the Wellcome Museum. |
| Royal Society code | NA5343 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| IM/000322 | Belius, Mattias | nd |
| LBO/24/70 | Copy letter from Matthias Belius to the President | 1 January 1738 |
| EC/1738/05 | Belius, Matthias: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1 June 1738 |
| EL/B3/74 | Translation of a letter and paper, from Matthias Belius to Hans Sloane, dated at Presburg in Hungary | 13 August 1738 |
| EL/B3/73 | Translation of a letter, from Matthias Belius to Hans Sloane, dated at Presburg in Hungary | 1 January 1738 |
| EL/B3/75 | Translation of a letter and paper, from Matthias Belius to Hans Sloane , dated at Presburg in Hungary | 13 March 1739 |