INVENTOR
František Křižík
1847 - 1941

František Křižík
František Křižík (Czech: [ˈfraɲcɪʃɛk ˈkr̝̊ɪʒiːk]; 8 July 1847 – 22 January 1941) was a Czech inventor, electrical engineer and entrepreneur. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. František Křižík is the 360th most popular inventor (down from 358th in 2019), the 680th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 675th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Czech Inventor.
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, František Křižík ranks 360 out of 426. Before him are John Fitch, Dan Bricklin, Per Georg Scheutz, Jay Miner, Margaret E. Knight, and Joseph Bramah. After him are Phil Ramone, Orville Gibson, Andy Bechtolsheim, Norman Joseph Woodland, Ken Olsen, and Giovanni Caselli.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Fitch
1743 - 1798
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 354
Dan Bricklin
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 355
Per Georg Scheutz
1785 - 1873
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 356
Jay Miner
1932 - 1994
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 357
Margaret E. Knight
1838 - 1914
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 358
Joseph Bramah
1748 - 1814
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 359
František Křižík
1847 - 1941
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 360
Phil Ramone
1934 - 2013
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 361
Orville Gibson
1856 - 1918
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 362
Andy Bechtolsheim
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 363
Norman Joseph Woodland
1921 - 2012
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 364
Ken Olsen
1926 - 2011
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 365
Giovanni Caselli
1815 - 1891
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 366
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1847, František Křižík ranks 95. Before him are Mary Watson Whitney, Vilma Hugonnai, Emil Holub, Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird, Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, and Sarah Frances Whiting. After him are Castro Alves, Wilhelmina Drucker, Máximo Santos, Solomon Schechter, Wordsworth Donisthorpe, and Albert Pinkham Ryder. Among people deceased in 1941, František Křižík ranks 184. Before him are Herbert Adamski, Noël Liétaer, Fred Karno, Karel Kašpar, Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, and Aleksander Prystor. After him are Hugh Walpole, Wilhelm Leichum, Friedrich Engel, Élie Blanchard, Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos, and John Stanley Plaskett.
Others Born in 1847
Go to all RankingsMary Watson Whitney
ASTRONOMER
1847 - 1921
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 89
Vilma Hugonnai
PHYSICIAN
1847 - 1922
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 90
Emil Holub
PHYSICIAN
1847 - 1902
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 91
Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird
SOCCER PLAYER
1847 - 1923
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 92
Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev
MATHEMATICIAN
1847 - 1878
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 93
Sarah Frances Whiting
PHYSICIST
1847 - 1927
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 94
František Křižík
INVENTOR
1847 - 1941
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 95
Castro Alves
WRITER
1847 - 1871
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 96
Wilhelmina Drucker
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1925
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 97
Máximo Santos
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1889
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 98
Solomon Schechter
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1847 - 1915
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 99
Wordsworth Donisthorpe
INVENTOR
1847 - 1914
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 100
Albert Pinkham Ryder
PAINTER
1847 - 1917
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 101
Others Deceased in 1941
Go to all RankingsHerbert Adamski
ATHLETE
1910 - 1941
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 178
Noël Liétaer
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1941
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 179
Fred Karno
BUSINESSPERSON
1866 - 1941
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 180
Karel Kašpar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1941
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 181
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1941
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 182
Aleksander Prystor
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1941
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 183
František Křižík
INVENTOR
1847 - 1941
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 184
Hugh Walpole
WRITER
1884 - 1941
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 185
Wilhelm Leichum
ATHLETE
1911 - 1941
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 186
Friedrich Engel
MATHEMATICIAN
1861 - 1941
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 187
Élie Blanchard
WRITER
1881 - 1941
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 188
Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1874 - 1941
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 189
John Stanley Plaskett
ASTRONOMER
1865 - 1941
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 190
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, František Křižík ranks 680 out of 1,200. Before him are Břetislav Pojar (1923), Ladislav Vácha (1899), Jaromír Nohavica (1953), Zdeněk Škrland (1914), Karel Kašpar (1870), and Ferdinand Bauer (1760). After him are Tadeusz Kraus (1932), Josef Labor (1842), Vít Jedlička (1983), Martin Turnovský (1928), Erich Kühnhackl (1950), and Věra Suková (1931).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsBřetislav Pojar
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2012
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 674
Ladislav Vácha
GYMNAST
1899 - 1943
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 675
Jaromír Nohavica
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 676
Zdeněk Škrland
ATHLETE
1914 - 1996
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 677
Karel Kašpar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1941
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 678
Ferdinand Bauer
PAINTER
1760 - 1826
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 679
František Křižík
INVENTOR
1847 - 1941
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 680
Tadeusz Kraus
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2018
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 681
Josef Labor
MUSICIAN
1842 - 1924
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 682
Vít Jedlička
POLITICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 683
Martin Turnovský
CONDUCTOR
1928 - 2021
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 684
Erich Kühnhackl
HOCKEY PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 685
Věra Suková
TENNIS PLAYER
1931 - 1982
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 686
Among INVENTORS In Czechia
Among inventors born in Czechia, František Křižík ranks 6. Before him are Alois Senefelder (1771), Daniel Swarovski (1862), Franz Reichelt (1879), Josef Ressel (1793), and Prokop Diviš (1698).
Alois Senefelder
1771 - 1834
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 1
Daniel Swarovski
1862 - 1956
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 2
Franz Reichelt
1879 - 1912
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 3
Josef Ressel
1793 - 1857
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 4
Prokop Diviš
1698 - 1765
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 5
František Křižík
1847 - 1941
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 6