INVENTOR
Jacob Ellehammer
1871 - 1946
Jacob Ellehammer
Jacob Christian Hansen-Ellehammer (born 14 June 1871 in Bakkebølle, died 20 May 1946 in Gentofte) was a Danish inventor and aviation pioneer. He obtained a total of 59 Danish patents and worked with many different things, including amusement machines, Tivoli boats, egg openers, cleavers for pig slaughterhouses, engines in countless shades, motorcycles, cars, alternative energy and fire-fighting equipment. He was also among the first in Europe to fly an airplane. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob Ellehammer is the 324th most popular inventor (down from 293rd in 2019), the 479th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 412th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Inventor.
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Jacob Ellehammer ranks 324 out of 426. Before him are John Shepherd-Barron, Nils Bohlin, Didi Senft, Alexander P. de Seversky, George Devol, and Ottmar Mergenthaler. After him are Jozef Murgaš, Georges Beuchat, William Justin Kroll, Peter Carl Goldmark, Jack Northrop, and Hannibal Goodwin.
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John Shepherd-Barron
1925 - 2010
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 318
Nils Bohlin
1920 - 2002
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 319
Didi Senft
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 320
Alexander P. de Seversky
1894 - 1974
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 321
George Devol
1912 - 2011
HPI: 56.49
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Ottmar Mergenthaler
1854 - 1899
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 323
Jacob Ellehammer
1871 - 1946
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 324
Jozef Murgaš
1864 - 1929
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 325
Georges Beuchat
1910 - 1992
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 326
William Justin Kroll
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HPI: 56.14
Rank: 327
Peter Carl Goldmark
1906 - 1977
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 328
Jack Northrop
1895 - 1981
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 329
Hannibal Goodwin
1822 - 1900
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 330
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1871, Jacob Ellehammer ranks 131. Before him are Stijn Streuvels, Bodil Katharine Biørn, Frank Schlesinger, Constantin Argetoianu, Lou Tseng-Tsiang, and Grafton Elliot Smith. After him are Dun Karm Psaila, Giovanni Giorgi, Sevasti Qiriazi, Frantz Reichel, Harry Brearley, and Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede. Among people deceased in 1946, Jacob Ellehammer ranks 181. Before him are Edwin Mills, Frank Hadow, Eugene Lanceray, Barbu Știrbey, Wen Yiduo, and Teodor Shteingel. After him are Nikolay Burdenko, Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu, Cornelius Johnson, Moriz Rosenthal, Bill Johnston, and Lionel Dunsterville.
Others Born in 1871
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Stijn Streuvels
WRITER
1871 - 1969
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 125
Bodil Katharine Biørn
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1960
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 126
Frank Schlesinger
ASTRONOMER
1871 - 1943
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 127
Constantin Argetoianu
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1955
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 128
Lou Tseng-Tsiang
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1949
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 129
Grafton Elliot Smith
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1871 - 1937
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 130
Jacob Ellehammer
INVENTOR
1871 - 1946
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 131
Dun Karm Psaila
WRITER
1871 - 1961
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 132
Giovanni Giorgi
PHYSICIST
1871 - 1950
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 133
Sevasti Qiriazi
WRITER
1871 - 1949
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 134
Frantz Reichel
ATHLETE
1871 - 1932
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 135
Harry Brearley
INVENTOR
1871 - 1948
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 136
Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1946
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 137
Others Deceased in 1946
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Edwin Mills
ATHLETE
1878 - 1946
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 175
Frank Hadow
TENNIS PLAYER
1855 - 1946
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 176
Eugene Lanceray
PAINTER
1875 - 1946
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 177
Barbu Știrbey
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1946
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 178
Wen Yiduo
WRITER
1899 - 1946
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 179
Teodor Shteingel
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1946
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 180
Jacob Ellehammer
INVENTOR
1871 - 1946
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 181
Nikolay Burdenko
PHYSICIAN
1876 - 1946
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 182
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1875 - 1946
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 183
Cornelius Johnson
ATHLETE
1913 - 1946
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 184
Moriz Rosenthal
MUSICIAN
1862 - 1946
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 185
Bill Johnston
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1946
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 186
Lionel Dunsterville
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1946
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 187
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Jacob Ellehammer ranks 479 out of 1,032. Before him are Aneela Mirza (1974), Christen Andreas Fonnesbech (1817), Vivi Bach (1939), Ivan Nielsen (1956), Ulla Pia (1945), and Inger Andersen (1958). After him are Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs (1817), Gustav Winckler (1925), Knud Kristensen (1880), Christian Poulsen (1980), Jens Christian Christensen (1856), and Thure Lindhardt (1974).
Others born in Denmark
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Aneela Mirza
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 473
Christen Andreas Fonnesbech
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1880
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 474
Vivi Bach
ACTOR
1939 - 2013
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 475
Ivan Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 476
Ulla Pia
SINGER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 477
Inger Andersen
ECONOMIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 478
Jacob Ellehammer
INVENTOR
1871 - 1946
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 479
Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1896
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 480
Gustav Winckler
SINGER
1925 - 1979
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 481
Knud Kristensen
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1962
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 482
Christian Poulsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 483
Jens Christian Christensen
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1930
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 484
Thure Lindhardt
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 485
Among INVENTORS In Denmark
Among inventors born in Denmark, Jacob Ellehammer ranks 1.
