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Hans Lippershey

1570 - 1619

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Hans Lipperhey (c. 1570 – buried 29 September 1619), also known as Johann Lippershey or simply Lippershey, was a German-Dutch spectacle-maker. He is commonly associated with the invention of the telescope, because he was the first one who tried to obtain a patent for it. It is, however, unclear if he was the first one to build a telescope. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Lippershey is the 22nd most popular inventor (up from 47th in 2019), the 210th most popular biography from Germany (up from 372nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Inventor.

Hans Lippershey is most famous for inventing the telescope.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Hans Lippershey ranks 22 out of 426. Before him are Nicolas Appert, Rudolf Diesel, Cai Lun, Nicéphore Niépce, Karl Ferdinand Braun, and George Stephenson. After him are Eli Whitney, Lee de Forest, Bartolomeo Cristofori, Werner von Siemens, John Logie Baird, and Denis Papin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1570, Hans Lippershey ranks 2. Before him is Guy Fawkes. After him are Henry Hudson, Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Willem Janszoon, Jan Janszoon, John Smyth, Hendrick van Balen the Elder, Giorgi Saakadze, Péter Pázmány, Kara Davud Pasha, and Alessandro Salvio. Among people deceased in 1619, Hans Lippershey ranks 3. Before him are Safiye Sultan, and Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, Anne of Denmark, Nicholas Hilliard, Ludovico Carracci, Lucilio Vanini, Lawrence of Brindisi, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, and Diane de France.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans Lippershey ranks 210 out of 7,253. Before him are Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756), Gottlob Frege (1848), Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (1808), Hans Zimmer (1957), Johann Friedrich Herbart (1776), and Johannes Stark (1874). After him are Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887), Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (1882), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956), Frederick V of the Palatinate (1596), Ferdinand I of Romania (1865), and Hans Frank (1900).

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Among INVENTORS In Germany

Among inventors born in Germany, Hans Lippershey ranks 5. Before him are Johannes Gutenberg (1394), Karl Benz (1844), Nikolaus Otto (1832), and Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850). After him are Werner von Siemens (1816), Wilhelm Maybach (1846), Karl Drais (1785), Konrad Zuse (1910), Adam Opel (1837), Emile Berliner (1851), and Joseph Pilates (1883).

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