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Prokop Diviš

1698 - 1765

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Prokop Diviš O.Praem. (Czech pronunciation: [ˈprokop ˈɟɪvɪʃ]; 26 March 1698 – 21 December 1765) was a Czech canon regular, theologian and natural scientist. In an attempt to prevent thunderstorms from occurring, he inadvertently constructed one of the first grounded lightning rods. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prokop Diviš is the 347th most popular inventor (down from 282nd in 2019), the 656th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 493rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Czech Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Prokop Diviš ranks 347 out of 426. Before him are David Dunbar Buick, William Fothergill Cooke, Sven Gustaf Wingqvist, Ivan Polzunov, John Wilkinson, and Joseph Timchenko. After him are Kirkpatrick Macmillan, Henry M. Leland, Thomas Wedgwood, Kálmán Tihanyi, Albrecht Berblinger, and Kazimierz Prószyński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1698, Prokop Diviš ranks 21. Before him are George Browne, François Francoeur, Giacomo Ceruti, Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt, Pyotr Saltykov, and Henry Baker. After him is Giambattista Lolli. Among people deceased in 1765, Prokop Diviš ranks 21. Before him are Johan Agrell, Johann Melchior Molter, Mir Jafar, William Stukeley, Richard Pococke, and Prince Frederick of Great Britain.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Prokop Diviš ranks 656 out of 1,200. Before him are Vlastimil Tusar (1880), Karel Loprais (1949), Alena Vrzáňová (1931), Josef Doležal (1920), Bohuslav Karlík (1908), and Karel Kolský (1914). After him are Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861), Emil Holub (1847), Otakar Vindyš (1889), Jan Kotěra (1871), Václav Mottl (1914), and Václav Hovorka (1931).

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Among INVENTORS In Czechia

Among inventors born in Czechia, Prokop Diviš ranks 5. Before him are Alois Senefelder (1771), Daniel Swarovski (1862), Franz Reichelt (1879), and Josef Ressel (1793). After him are František Křižík (1847).

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