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Lou Ottens

1926 - 2021

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Lodewijk Frederik Ottens (21 June 1926 – 6 March 2021), known as Lou Ottens, was a Dutch engineer and inventor, best known as the inventor of the cassette tape, and for his work in helping to develop the compact disc. Ottens was employed by Philips for the entirety of his career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lou Ottens is the 212th most popular inventor (up from 224th in 2019), the 422nd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 437th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Lou Ottens ranks 212 out of 426. Before him are Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva, Royal Rife, James Dyson, Édouard Branly, Charles Xavier Thomas, and Helmut Gröttrup. After him are Yuan Longping, Ernst Alexanderson, Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, David Schwarz, Narcís Monturiol, and David Edward Hughes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Lou Ottens ranks 177. Before him are William Wakefield Baum, Rehavam Ze'evi, Raif Dizdarević, Karel Kosík, Irene Camber, and Kees Rijvers. After him are Vicente Aranda, Jaba Ioseliani, Paul Janssen, Richard Anderson, Raul Hilberg, and Lenny Montana. Among people deceased in 2021, Lou Ottens ranks 191. Before him are Wahiduddin Khan, Albert Vanhoye, Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Henri Schwery, Sabah Fakhri, and George Segal. After him are Yuan Longping, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Carlos do Carmo, Dani Karavan, Horst Eckel, and Kjell Askildsen.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Lou Ottens ranks 422 out of 1,646. Before him are Dirk I, Count of Holland (875), Kees Rijvers (1926), Cornelis Engebrechtsz. (1468), Hendrik Casimir (1909), Henriëtte Ronner-Knip (1821), and Louis Couperus (1863). After him are Jan van Huysum (1682), Roche Braziliano (1630), Theo de Jong (1947), Cornelis Vreeswijk (1937), Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636), and Jetty Paerl (1921).

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Among INVENTORS In Netherlands

Among inventors born in Netherlands, Lou Ottens ranks 3. Before him are Cornelis Drebbel (1572), and Zacharias Janssen (1585). After him are Boyan Slat (1994).

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