Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: A mụrụ Szokolyi na 9 June 1871 na Rónicz, Alaeze Hungary (ugbu a Hronec, Slovakia) dị ka nwa mbụ József Szokoly, onye injinia na Emília Holub. Mgbe ọ dị afọ 3, ndị nna nna ya na-enweghị nwa, bụ Alajos Schőnn, onye agha nke agha ahụ, kuchiri ya.
Ntughari Hungary nke 1848 na Amália Szokoly, nwanne nwanyị nke nna Alajos. Szokolyi gara ụlọ akwụkwọ praịmarị na Ipolyság (Šahy), emesịa ọ gụsịrị ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị na Selmecbánya (Banská Štiavnica) na Léva (Levice). O gosipụtara nkà ya ugbua na ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị, ebe a họpụtara ya dị ka "onye egwuregwu mgbatị kachasị mma nke ụlọ akwụkwọ" mgbe ọ nọ na klas nke anọ. A na-enyekwa ya onyinye mgbe niile na asọmpi egwuregwu mmega ahụ nke na-emechi afọ agụmakwụkwọ. N'afọ 1887, Szokolyi na ezinụlọ ya si Ipolyság kwaga n'ụlọ ọhụrụ ha na Bernece, nke dị n'akụkụ nke ọzọ nke osimiri Ipoly. Afọ abụọ mgbe e mesịrị, e debara aha ya n'ụlọ akwụkwọ nkà mmụta ọgwụ dị na Budapest.