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Daniel Swarovski

1862 - 1956

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Daniel Swarovski (24 October 1862 – 23 January 1956) was a Bohemian-born Austrian businessman, glazier, and jeweler. He was a founder of the Swarovski crystal dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Swarovski is the 97th most popular inventor (down from 94th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 120th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Czech Inventor.

Daniel Swarovski is most famous for his crystal creations. His company is one of the most well-known in the world and has been in business for over 150 years.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Daniel Swarovski ranks 97 out of 426. Before him are Thomas Savery, André-Jacques Garnerin, Wolfgang von Kempelen, Johann Maria Farina, Sakichi Toyoda, and Leo Fender. After him are John Harrison, Momofuku Ando, Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Richard Arkwright, Elisha Otis, and Charles-Émile Reynaud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Daniel Swarovski ranks 27. Before him are Louis Barthou, Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Henri Pirenne, J. Bruce Ismay, Siegbert Tarrasch, and Prince Henry of Prussia. After him are Aurel Stein, Edith Wharton, Mori Ōgai, Gustav Ritter von Kahr, Ugyen Wangchuck, and Loie Fuller. Among people deceased in 1956, Daniel Swarovski ranks 35. Before him are Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, Anastasio Somoza García, Wilhelm Miklas, Alexander Dovzhenko, Walter Sydney Adams, and Elisabeth of Romania. After him are Alfredo Ferrari, Joseph Wirth, August Kubizek, Yakub Kolas, Jan Łukasiewicz, and Gianpiero Combi.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Daniel Swarovski ranks 127 out of 1,200. Before him are Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (915), Jan Neruda (1834), Elizabeth of Görlitz (1390), Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia (852), Johann Josef Loschmidt (1821), and Jan Švankmajer (1934). After him are Emilie Schindler (1907), Věra Čáslavská (1942), Mojmir I of Moravia (795), Anton Reicha (1770), Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia (888), and Alfred Brendel (1931).

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Among INVENTORS In Czechia

Among inventors born in Czechia, Daniel Swarovski ranks 2. Before him are Alois Senefelder (1771). After him are Franz Reichelt (1879), Josef Ressel (1793), Prokop Diviš (1698), and František Křižík (1847).

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