Inventor

Antoni Patek

1812 - 1877

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Antoni Patek

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Antoni Patek is the 198th most popular inventor, the 506th most popular biography from Poland and the 3rd most popular Polish Inventor.

Antoni Patek is most famous for co-founding the luxury watchmaking company Patek Philippe & Co. in 1839, revolutionizing precision timekeeping. A lesser-known fact is that he was a Polish soldier who fought in the November Uprising against Russian rule before fleeing to Switzerland and entering the watch industry. His legacy endures through Patek Philippe, which continues to symbolize horological excellence and innovation, with its timepieces cherished by collectors worldwide.

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Among Inventors

Among inventors, Antoni Patek ranks 198 out of 426. Before him are Sequoyah, Johann Christoph Denner, George de Mestral, Viktor Schauberger, Ottaviano Petrucci, and Garrett Morgan. After him are J. Presper Eckert, Georges Claude, Eunice Newton Foote, Hovannes Adamian, Bartolomeu de Gusmão, and Josip Belušić.

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Sequoyah
1770 - 1843
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 192
Johann Christoph Denner
1655 - 1707
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 193
George de Mestral
1907 - 1990
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 194
Viktor Schauberger
1885 - 1958
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 195
Ottaviano Petrucci
1466 - 1539
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 196
Garrett Morgan
1877 - 1963
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 197
Antoni Patek
1812 - 1877
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 198
J. Presper Eckert
1919 - 1995
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 199
Georges Claude
1870 - 1960
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 200
Eunice Newton Foote
1819 - 1888
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 201
Hovannes Adamian
1879 - 1932
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 202
Bartolomeu de Gusmão
1685 - 1724
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 203
Josip Belušić
1847 - 1905
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 204

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1812, Antoni Patek ranks 33. Before him are Henry Wilson, Zygmunt Krasiński, Hendrik Conscience, Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès, Édouard Séguin, and Józef Ignacy Kraszewski. After him are Berthold Auerbach, James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, Hermann von Fehling, Filippo Pacini, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, and Luigi Carlo Farini. Among people deceased in 1877, Antoni Patek ranks 28. Before him are Jung Bahadur Rana, Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Philipp Veit, Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff, Constantine Kanaris, and Friedrich Graf von Wrangel. After him are Pōmare IV, Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz, Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine, Alexander Braun, Walter Bagehot, and Alexandre Herculano.

Others Born in 1812

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Henry Wilson
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1875
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 27
Zygmunt Krasiński
WRITER
1812 - 1859
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 28
Hendrik Conscience
WRITER
1812 - 1883
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 29
Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1895
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 30
Édouard Séguin
PHYSICIAN
1812 - 1880
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 31
Józef Ignacy Kraszewski
WRITER
1812 - 1887
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 32
Antoni Patek
INVENTOR
1812 - 1877
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 33
Berthold Auerbach
WRITER
1812 - 1882
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 34
James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1860
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 35
Hermann von Fehling
CHEMIST
1812 - 1885
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 36
Filippo Pacini
PHYSICIAN
1812 - 1883
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 37
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst
MUSICIAN
1812 - 1865
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 38
Luigi Carlo Farini
PHYSICIAN
1812 - 1866
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 39

Others Deceased in 1877

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Jung Bahadur Rana
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1877
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 22
Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
NOBLEMAN
1808 - 1877
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 23
Philipp Veit
PAINTER
1793 - 1877
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 24
Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff
INVENTOR
1803 - 1877
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 25
Constantine Kanaris
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1877
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 26
Friedrich Graf von Wrangel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1784 - 1877
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 27
Antoni Patek
INVENTOR
1812 - 1877
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 28
Pōmare IV
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1877
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 29
Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1796 - 1877
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 30
Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1877
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 31
Alexander Braun
BIOLOGIST
1805 - 1877
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 32
Walter Bagehot
WRITER
1826 - 1877
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 33
Alexandre Herculano
WRITER
1810 - 1877
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 34

In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Antoni Patek ranks 506 out of NaN. Before him are Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1734), Wanda Wasilewska (1905), Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff (1905), Wolf Messing (1899), Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière (1886), and Anna Leszczyńska (1699). After him are Włodzimierz Smolarek (1957), Paul Wegener (1874), Krakus (null), Robert Kubica (1984), Jerzy Hoffman (1932), and Marek Grechuta (1945).

Others born in Poland

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Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1793
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 500
Wanda Wasilewska
WRITER
1905 - 1964
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 501
Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 1980
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 502
Wolf Messing
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 1974
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 503
Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1941
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 504
Anna Leszczyńska
POLITICIAN
1699 - 1717
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 505
Antoni Patek
INVENTOR
1812 - 1877
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 506
Włodzimierz Smolarek
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2012
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 507
Paul Wegener
ACTOR
1874 - 1948
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 508
Krakus
POLITICIAN
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 509
Robert Kubica
RACING DRIVER
1984 - Present
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 510
Jerzy Hoffman
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 511
Marek Grechuta
SINGER
1945 - 2006
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 512