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Narcís Monturiol

1819 - 1885

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Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol (Catalan pronunciation: [nəɾˈsiz muntuɾiˈɔl i əstəriˈɔl]; 28 September 1819 – 6 September 1885) was a Spanish Catalan inventor, artist and engineer born in Figueres, Catalonia. He was the inventor of the first air-independent and combustion-engine-driven submarine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Narcís Monturiol is the 217th most popular inventor (down from 204th in 2019), the 895th most popular biography from Spain (down from 803rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Narcís Monturiol ranks 217 out of 426. Before him are Helmut Gröttrup, Lou Ottens, Yuan Longping, Ernst Alexanderson, Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, and David Schwarz. After him are David Edward Hughes, Shigeo Shingo, Jethro Tull, Traian Vuia, Carl Wilhelm Siemens, and Oskar Barnack.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1819, Narcís Monturiol ranks 52. Before him are Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia, Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann, Pieter Bleeker, Gustave de Molinari, Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, and Johann Voldemar Jannsen. After him are Tirimüjgan Kadın, André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, Vatroslav Lisinski, Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke, and Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Among people deceased in 1885, Narcís Monturiol ranks 45. Before him are Henri Tresca, Charles Rogier, Nikolay Kostomarov, Nicolás Avellaneda, Hermann von Fehling, and Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre. After him are Schuyler Colfax, Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville, Jules Vallès, Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval, Amédée Courbet, and Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Narcís Monturiol ranks 895 out of 3,355. Before him are Julian of Toledo (642), Xavier Cugat (1900), Ramón Sampedro (1943), Alfonso Fróilaz (911), Francesc Cambó (1876), and Diego Martínez Barrio (1883). After him are Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo (1787), Antonio López García (1936), Periko Alonso (1953), Juan Bautista Cabanilles (1644), David de Gea (1990), and Blas de Lezo (1689).

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Among INVENTORS In Spain

Among inventors born in Spain, Narcís Monturiol ranks 3. Before him are Abbas ibn Firnas (810), and Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva (1895). After him are Leonardo Torres y Quevedo (1852).

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