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Jozef Murgaš

1864 - 1929

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Jozef Murgaš (English Joseph Murgas) (17 February 1864 – 11 May 1929) was a Slovak inventor, architect, botanist, painter and Roman Catholic priest. He contributed to radio development, which at the time was commonly known as "wireless telegraphy". Murgaš was nicknamed the Radio Priest and deemed a Renaissance man. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jozef Murgaš is the 325th most popular inventor (up from 340th in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from Slovakia (up from 189th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Slovak Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Jozef Murgaš ranks 325 out of 426. Before him are Nils Bohlin, Didi Senft, Alexander P. de Seversky, George Devol, Ottmar Mergenthaler, and Jacob Ellehammer. After him are Georges Beuchat, William Justin Kroll, Peter Carl Goldmark, Jack Northrop, Hannibal Goodwin, and An Wang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Jozef Murgaš ranks 141. Before him are Kamini Roy, John Walter Gregory, Paul von Hintze, Einar Benediktsson, Alfred Roller, and Aleksey Shakhmatov. After him are Edwin Hedley, Willoughby Hamilton, Victor Bérard, Ludwig Schlesinger, Toros Toramanian, and Jakob Emanuel Lange. Among people deceased in 1929, Jozef Murgaš ranks 117. Before him are Georges Courteline, Julian Fałat, Robert Ridgway, Wilfred Baddeley, Giacomo Bresadola, and Jeanne Eagels. After him are Marie Hankel, Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, Ted Wilde, Olav Aukrust, Henry Scott Tuke, and David Dunbar Buick.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Jozef Murgaš ranks 180 out of 418. Before him are Ferenc Sidó (1923), Martin Škrtel (1984), Martin Benka (1888), Jozef Štibrányi (1940), Lukáš Hrádecký (1989), and Ján Cikker (1911). After him are Jozef Čapkovič (1948), Karol Jokl (1945), Béla Illés (1895), Ladislav Pavlovič (1926), Ludwig Schlesinger (1864), and Martin Kukučín (1860).

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Among INVENTORS In Slovakia

Among inventors born in Slovakia, Jozef Murgaš ranks 4. Before him are Wolfgang von Kempelen (1734), Slavoljub Eduard Penkala (1871), and Aurel Stodola (1859). After him are Kálmán Tihanyi (1897).

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