INVENTOR
Tivadar Puskás
1844 - 1893

Tivadar Puskás
Tivadar Puskás de Ditró (in older English technical literature: Theodore Puskás) (17 September 1844 – 16 March 1893) was a Hungarian inventor, telephone pioneer, and inventor of the telephone exchange. He was also the founder of Telefon Hírmondó. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tivadar Puskás is the 238th most popular inventor (up from 239th in 2019), the 342nd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 324th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Hungarian Inventor.
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Tivadar Puskás ranks 238 out of 426. Before him are George Washington, Pavel Yablochkov, Fritz von Opel, John Wesley Hyatt, Aurel Stodola, and Philo Farnsworth. After him are Robert Whitehead, Aimo Lahti, Henry Maudslay, Alexander Parkes, John Kemp Starley, and Wan Hu.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Washington
1871 - 1946
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 232
Pavel Yablochkov
1847 - 1894
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 233
Fritz von Opel
1899 - 1971
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 234
John Wesley Hyatt
1837 - 1920
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 235
Aurel Stodola
1859 - 1942
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 236
Philo Farnsworth
1906 - 1971
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 237
Tivadar Puskás
1844 - 1893
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 238
Robert Whitehead
1823 - 1905
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 239
Aimo Lahti
1896 - 1970
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 240
Henry Maudslay
1771 - 1831
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 241
Alexander Parkes
1813 - 1890
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 242
John Kemp Starley
1854 - 1901
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 243
Wan Hu
1510 - 1500
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 244
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1844, Tivadar Puskás ranks 59. Before him are Princess Françoise of Orléans, Carl Hagenbeck, Catherine Breshkovsky, Ivan Yarkovsky, Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Béhanzin. After him are Robert Themptander, Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, Andrew Lang, William Wilson, Gustave Schlumberger, and Olga Wisinger-Florian. Among people deceased in 1893, Tivadar Puskás ranks 44. Before him are Matsudaira Katamori, Julius Popper, Manuel González Flores, William Fox, Nikolai Zverev, and Pierre Tirard. After him are Antonio Ghislanzoni, Alphonse Beau de Rochas, John Atkinson Grimshaw, Franz Grashof, Anton von Schmerling, and Grigor Parlichev.
Others Born in 1844
Go to all RankingsPrincess Françoise of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1925
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 53
Carl Hagenbeck
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1913
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 54
Catherine Breshkovsky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1844 - 1934
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 55
Ivan Yarkovsky
ENGINEER
1844 - 1902
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 56
Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1894
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 57
Béhanzin
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1906
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 58
Tivadar Puskás
INVENTOR
1844 - 1893
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 59
Robert Themptander
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1897
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 60
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
PAINTER
1844 - 1934
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 61
Andrew Lang
WRITER
1844 - 1912
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 62
William Wilson
JOURNALIST
1844 - 1912
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 63
Gustave Schlumberger
HISTORIAN
1844 - 1929
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 64
Olga Wisinger-Florian
PAINTER
1844 - 1926
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 65
Others Deceased in 1893
Go to all RankingsMatsudaira Katamori
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1893
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 38
Julius Popper
EXPLORER
1857 - 1893
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 39
Manuel González Flores
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1893
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 40
William Fox
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1893
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 41
Nikolai Zverev
MUSICIAN
1832 - 1893
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 42
Pierre Tirard
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1893
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 43
Tivadar Puskás
INVENTOR
1844 - 1893
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 44
Antonio Ghislanzoni
WRITER
1824 - 1893
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 45
Alphonse Beau de Rochas
INVENTOR
1815 - 1893
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 46
John Atkinson Grimshaw
PAINTER
1836 - 1893
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 47
Franz Grashof
ENGINEER
1826 - 1893
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 48
Anton von Schmerling
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1893
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 49
Grigor Parlichev
WRITER
1830 - 1893
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 50
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Tivadar Puskás ranks 342 out of 1,077. Before him are Sigismund Rákóczi (1544), Antal Dunai (1943), Elizabeth Granowska (1372), György Orth (1901), Endre Szemerédi (1940), and Árpád Szakasits (1888). After him are Moshe Sanbar (1926), Ildikó Enyedi (1955), Simon of Kéza (1250), Katalin Szőke (1935), Péter Palotás (1929), and Pál Titkos (1908).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsSigismund Rákóczi
POLITICIAN
1544 - 1608
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 336
Antal Dunai
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 337
Elizabeth Granowska
POLITICIAN
1372 - 1420
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 338
György Orth
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1962
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 339
Endre Szemerédi
MATHEMATICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 340
Árpád Szakasits
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1965
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 341
Tivadar Puskás
INVENTOR
1844 - 1893
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 342
Moshe Sanbar
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2012
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 343
Ildikó Enyedi
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 344
Simon of Kéza
WRITER
1250 - 1301
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 345
Katalin Szőke
SWIMMER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 346
Péter Palotás
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1967
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 347
Pál Titkos
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1988
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 348
Among INVENTORS In Hungary
Among inventors born in Hungary, Tivadar Puskás ranks 4. Before him are Ernő Rubik (1944), László Bíró (1899), and David Schwarz (1850). After him are Ottó Bláthy (1860), Kálmán Kandó (1869), Paul von Jankó (1856), and Peter Carl Goldmark (1906).
Ernő Rubik
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 1
László Bíró
1899 - 1985
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 2
David Schwarz
1850 - 1897
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 3
Tivadar Puskás
1844 - 1893
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 4
Ottó Bláthy
1860 - 1939
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 5
Kálmán Kandó
1869 - 1931
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 6
Paul von Jankó
1856 - 1919
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 7
Peter Carl Goldmark
1906 - 1977
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 8