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Emil Škoda

1839 - 1900

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Emil Ritter von Škoda (Czech: Emil rytíř Škoda [ˈɛmɪl ˈrɪciːr̝̊ ˈʃkoda]; 18 November 1839 – 8 August 1900) was a Czech engineer and industrialist, founder of Škoda Works, the predecessor of today's Škoda Auto and Škoda Transportation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emil Škoda is the 39th most popular engineer (down from 33rd in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 106th in 2019) and the most popular Czech Engineer.

Emil Škoda was a Czech engineer and the founder of the Škoda Works, a large industrial company that was one of the largest arms manufacturers in the world during World War I. He is most famous for his work in engineering and manufacturing.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Emil Škoda ranks 39 out of 389. Before him are Albert Göring, Lennart Torstensson, Theodore von Kármán, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Hertha Ayrton, and Anthony Fokker. After him are Loránd Eötvös, Ildefons Cerdà, Hugo Junkers, Abram Petrovich Gannibal, Villard de Honnecourt, and Howard H. Aiken.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1839, Emil Škoda ranks 14. Before him are Josiah Willard Gibbs, Carol I of Romania, George Armstrong Custer, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, Nikolay Przhevalsky, and Josephine Cochrane. After him are Frances Willard, Théodule-Armand Ribot, Princess Cecilie of Baden, Nikolay Bobrikov, Josef Rheinberger, and Machado de Assis. Among people deceased in 1900, Emil Škoda ranks 14. Before him are John Ruskin, Vladimir Solovyov, Étienne Lenoir, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, John Sherman, and Wilhelm Liebknecht. After him are Joseph Bertrand, Nicolas Chauvin, Robert Luther, Osman Nuri Pasha, William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, and Armand David.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Emil Škoda ranks 116 out of 1,200. Before him are Vratislaus II of Bohemia (1035), Konrad Henlein (1898), Jiří Menzel (1938), Zdeněk Miler (1921), Archduchess Anna of Austria (1528), and Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen (1856). After him are Kurt Knispel (1921), Ivan Lendl (1960), Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1840), Prokop the Great (1380), Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (915), and Jan Neruda (1834).

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Among ENGINEERS In Czechia

Among engineers born in Czechia, Emil Škoda ranks 1. After him are Karl von Terzaghi (1883), Eugen Sänger (1905), Alfred Neubauer (1891), Franciszek Rychnowski (1850), and Pavel Pavel (1957).

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