 Pál Gönczy, who gave the street’s name, had an important role in public education after the Compromise (1867).In the building baron Lóránd Eötvös, physicist, in the honor of his father József Eötvös (writer and minister of education), founded a student residence for talented university students who lived in difficult financial situation and usually came from the country.The legendary Eötvös College is a phenomenon.