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Adolphe Sax

1814 - 1894

Adolphe Sax

Antoine-Joseph Sax, bekend als Adolphe Sax, (Dinant, 6 november 1814 – Parijs, 7 februari 1894) was een Belgische bouwer van muziekinstrumenten. Zijn grootste bekendheid heeft hij te danken aan zijn uitvinding van de saxofoon. Lees meer op Wikipedia

Zijn biografie is beschikbaar in 63 verschillende talen op Wikipedia. Adolphe Sax staat op plaats 43 onder de meest populaire uitvinder (gedaald van plaats 39 in 2024), plaats 58 onder de meest populaire biografieën uit België (gedaald van plaats 53 in 2019) en op de eerste plaats onder de populairste uitvinder uit België.

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Among Uitvinders

Among uitvinders, Adolphe Sax ranks 43 out of 426. Before him are Igor Sikorsky, László Bíró, Joseph Marie Jacquard, Frank Whittle, Bob Kahn, and Ismail al-Jazari. After him are Wilhelm Maybach, Herman Hollerith, Robert Fulton, Steve Wozniak, Karl Drais, and George Westinghouse.

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Igor Sikorsky
1889 - 1972
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 37
László Bíró
1899 - 1985
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 38
Joseph Marie Jacquard
1752 - 1834
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 39
Frank Whittle
1907 - 1996
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 40
Bob Kahn
1938 - Present
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 41
Ismail al-Jazari
1136 - 1206
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 42
Adolphe Sax
1814 - 1894
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 43
Wilhelm Maybach
1846 - 1929
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 44
Herman Hollerith
1860 - 1929
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 45
Robert Fulton
1765 - 1815
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 46
Steve Wozniak
1950 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 47
Karl Drais
1785 - 1851
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 48
George Westinghouse
1846 - 1914
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 49

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1814, Adolphe Sax ranks 7. Before him are Mikhail Bakunin, Jean-François Millet, Taras Shevchenko, Mikhail Lermontov, Samuel Colt, and Anders Jonas Ångström. After him are Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, Julius von Mayer, Edwin Stanton, Hong Xiuquan, Henri Nestlé, and Jenny von Westphalen. Among people deceased in 1894, Adolphe Sax ranks 9. Before him are Robert Louis Stevenson, Hermann von Helmholtz, Francis II of the Two Sicilies, Lajos Kossuth, Ferdinand de Lesseps, and Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.. After him are Anton Rubinstein, Gustave Caillebotte, Hans von Bülow, Marie François Sadi Carnot, Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, and John Sparrow David Thompson.

Others Born in 1814

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Mikhail Bakunin
PHILOSOPHER
1814 - 1876
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 1
Jean-François Millet
PAINTER
1814 - 1875
HPI: 79.17
Rank: 2
Taras Shevchenko
WRITER
1814 - 1861
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 3
Mikhail Lermontov
WRITER
1814 - 1841
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 4
Samuel Colt
INVENTOR
1814 - 1862
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 5
Anders Jonas Ångström
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1874
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 6
Adolphe Sax
INVENTOR
1814 - 1894
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 7
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
ARCHITECT
1814 - 1879
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 8
Julius von Mayer
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1878
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 9
Edwin Stanton
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1869
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 10
Hong Xiuquan
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1864
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 11
Henri Nestlé
BUSINESSPERSON
1814 - 1890
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 12
Jenny von Westphalen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1814 - 1881
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 13

Others Deceased in 1894

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Robert Louis Stevenson
WRITER
1850 - 1894
HPI: 79.06
Rank: 3
Hermann von Helmholtz
PHYSICIST
1821 - 1894
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 4
Francis II of the Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1894
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 5
Lajos Kossuth
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1894
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 6
Ferdinand de Lesseps
DIPLOMAT
1805 - 1894
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 7
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
WRITER
1809 - 1894
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 8
Adolphe Sax
INVENTOR
1814 - 1894
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 9
Anton Rubinstein
COMPOSER
1829 - 1894
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 10
Gustave Caillebotte
PAINTER
1848 - 1894
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 11
Hans von Bülow
MUSICIAN
1830 - 1894
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 12
Marie François Sadi Carnot
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1894
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 13
Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1894
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 14
John Sparrow David Thompson
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1894
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 15

In België

Among people born in België, Adolphe Sax ranks 58 out of NaN. Before him are Victor Horta (1861), Julio Cortázar (1914), Albert Claude (1899), Samo (600), Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338), and Pepin of Landen (585). After him are Simon Stevin (1548), Henry van de Velde (1863), Yves Chauvin (1930), Marguerite Yourcenar (1903), Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (1927), and Dominique Pire (1910).

Others born in België

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Victor Horta
ARCHITECT
1861 - 1947
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 52
Julio Cortázar
WRITER
1914 - 1984
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 53
Albert Claude
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1983
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 54
Samo
POLITICIAN
600 - 658
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 55
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence
POLITICIAN
1338 - 1368
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 56
Pepin of Landen
NOBLEMAN
585 - 640
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 57
Adolphe Sax
INVENTOR
1814 - 1894
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 58
Simon Stevin
MATHEMATICIAN
1548 - 1620
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 59
Henry van de Velde
ARCHITECT
1863 - 1957
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 60
Yves Chauvin
CHEMIST
1930 - 2015
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 61
Marguerite Yourcenar
WRITER
1903 - 1987
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 62
Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2005
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 63
Dominique Pire
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 1969
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 64