INVENTOR
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
1871 - 1922

Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala (Croatian pronunciation: [slâʋɔʎuːb ɛ̂duard pɛŋkǎːla]; 20 April 1871 – 5 February 1922) was a Croatian engineer and inventor. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Slavoljub Eduard Penkala is the 215th most popular inventor (up from 221st in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 81st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Slovak Inventor.
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Slavoljub Eduard Penkala ranks 215 out of 426. Before her are Édouard Branly, Charles Xavier Thomas, Helmut Gröttrup, Lou Ottens, Yuan Longping, and Ernst Alexanderson. After her are David Schwarz, Narcís Monturiol, David Edward Hughes, Shigeo Shingo, Jethro Tull, and Traian Vuia.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsÉdouard Branly
1844 - 1940
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 209
Charles Xavier Thomas
1785 - 1870
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 210
Helmut Gröttrup
1916 - 1981
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 211
Lou Ottens
1926 - 2021
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 212
Yuan Longping
1930 - 2021
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 213
Ernst Alexanderson
1878 - 1975
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 214
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
1871 - 1922
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 215
David Schwarz
1850 - 1897
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 216
Narcís Monturiol
1819 - 1885
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 217
David Edward Hughes
1831 - 1900
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 218
Shigeo Shingo
1909 - 1990
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 219
Jethro Tull
1674 - 1741
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 220
Traian Vuia
1872 - 1950
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 221
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1871, Slavoljub Eduard Penkala ranks 71. Before her are Dame Gruev, Arthur Tansley, Claus Schilling, Leonidas Pyrgos, Wilhelm von Mirbach, and Nándor Dáni. After her are Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, Luigi Sturzo, Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, John Millington Synge, and Thekla Resvoll. Among people deceased in 1922, Slavoljub Eduard Penkala ranks 58. Before her are John William Godward, Kamo, Felip Pedrell, Jules Guesde, Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, and Pandita Ramabai. After her are Oscar Hertwig, Erskine Childers, Nikolai Nebogatov, Dimitrios Gounaris, Max Abraham, and Joseph Oller.
Others Born in 1871
Go to all RankingsDame Gruev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1871 - 1906
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 65
Arthur Tansley
BIOLOGIST
1871 - 1955
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 66
Claus Schilling
PHYSICIAN
1871 - 1946
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 67
Leonidas Pyrgos
POLITICIAN
1871 - 2000
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 68
Wilhelm von Mirbach
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1918
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 69
Nándor Dáni
ATHLETE
1871 - 1949
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 70
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
INVENTOR
1871 - 1922
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 71
Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
NOBLEMAN
1871 - 1937
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 72
David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1871 - 1936
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 73
Luigi Sturzo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1871 - 1959
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 74
Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1955
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 75
John Millington Synge
WRITER
1871 - 1909
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 76
Thekla Resvoll
EXPLORER
1871 - 1948
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 77
Others Deceased in 1922
Go to all RankingsJohn William Godward
PAINTER
1861 - 1922
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 52
Kamo
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1922
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 53
Felip Pedrell
COMPOSER
1841 - 1922
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 54
Jules Guesde
WRITER
1845 - 1922
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 55
Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1922
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 56
Pandita Ramabai
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1858 - 1922
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 57
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
INVENTOR
1871 - 1922
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 58
Oscar Hertwig
BIOLOGIST
1849 - 1922
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 59
Erskine Childers
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1922
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 60
Nikolai Nebogatov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1849 - 1922
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 61
Dimitrios Gounaris
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1922
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 62
Max Abraham
PHYSICIST
1875 - 1922
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 63
Joseph Oller
BUSINESSPERSON
1839 - 1922
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 64
In Slovakia
Among people born in Slovakia, Slavoljub Eduard Penkala ranks 83 out of 418. Before her are Alexander Mach (1902), Maximilian Hell (1720), Ján Pivarník (1947), Marián Čalfa (1946), Vladimír Dzurilla (1942), and Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (1853). After her are Marek Hamšík (1987), Jozef Lenárt (1923), Paul Kray (1735), Juraj Jakubisko (1938), Joseph Franz von Jacquin (1766), and Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806).
Others born in Slovakia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Mach
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1980
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 77
Maximilian Hell
ASTRONOMER
1720 - 1792
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 78
Ján Pivarník
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 79
Marián Čalfa
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 80
Vladimír Dzurilla
ATHLETE
1942 - 1995
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 81
Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka
PAINTER
1853 - 1919
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 82
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
INVENTOR
1871 - 1922
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 83
Marek Hamšík
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 84
Jozef Lenárt
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2004
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 85
Paul Kray
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1735 - 1804
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 86
Juraj Jakubisko
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 2023
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 87
Joseph Franz von Jacquin
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1839
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 88
Johann Kaspar Mertz
MUSICIAN
1806 - 1856
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 89
Among INVENTORS In Slovakia
Among inventors born in Slovakia, Slavoljub Eduard Penkala ranks 2. Before her are Wolfgang von Kempelen (1734). After her are Aurel Stodola (1859), Jozef Murgaš (1864), and Kálmán Tihanyi (1897).
Wolfgang von Kempelen
1734 - 1804
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 1
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
1871 - 1922
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 2
Aurel Stodola
1859 - 1942
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3
Jozef Murgaš
1864 - 1929
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4
Kálmán Tihanyi
1897 - 1947
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 5