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Walter Zapp

1905 - 2003

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Walter Zapp (Latvian: Valters Caps; 4 September [O.S. 22 August] 1905 – 17 July 2003) was a Baltic German inventor. His best-known creation was the Minox subminiature camera. Over the course of his life, he was granted over 60 patents. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Zapp is the 264th most popular inventor (up from 285th in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 110th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Latvian Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Walter Zapp ranks 264 out of 426. Before him are Hary Gunarto, Adolf Martens, Arthur Wynne, Michael S. Hart, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, and Angelo Moriondo. After him are Gerald Bull, Ray Dolby, Henri Fabre, Louis Lumière, Alexandre Alexeieff, and John Barnard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Walter Zapp ranks 197. Before him are Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, Manès Sperber, Mario Varglien, Ángel Melogno, Leo Genn, and Nihal Atsız. After him are Carlos Riolfo, Eugen Sänger, Luigi Zampa, István Avar, Gustav Wiederkehr, and Karol Borsuk. Among people deceased in 2003, Walter Zapp ranks 171. Before him are Kir Bulychev, Jorge Oteiza, Alexander Kemurdzhian, Jean Yanne, Françoise Giroud, and Rosalyn Tureck. After him are Augusto Monterroso, Flóra Kádár, Benny Carter, Jeanne Crain, Eugenio Monti, and Jean Lucas.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Walter Zapp ranks 100 out of 323. Before him are Arvīds Jansons (1914), Jānis Rudzutaks (1887), Krišjānis Barons (1835), Janis Rozentāls (1866), Garlieb Merkel (1769), and Anatolijs Gorbunovs (1942). After him are Karl Davydov (1838), Jānis Krūmiņš (1930), Vija Artmane (1929), Arkady Raikin (1911), Jacob W. Davis (1831), and Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics (1887).

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Among INVENTORS In Latvia

Among inventors born in Latvia, Walter Zapp ranks 2. Before him are Friedrich Zander (1887). After him are Jacob W. Davis (1831).

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