Inventor

Franz Reichelt

1879 - 1912

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Franz Reichelt

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Franz Reichelt is the 121st most popular inventor (down from 96th in 2024), the 163rd most popular biography from Czechia (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Czech Inventor.

Franz Reichelt was a tailor who attempted to test his invention of a parachute by jumping off the Eiffel Tower in 1912. He died on impact.

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Among Inventors

Among inventors, Franz Reichelt ranks 121 out of 426. Before him are Clément Ader, Jacque Fresco, Robert Noyce, James Hargreaves, Edmund Cartwright, and Theobald Boehm. After him are Samuel Crompton, Hans von Ohain, Nikolai Kardashev, Paul Otlet, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., and André Michelin.

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Clément Ader
1841 - 1925
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 115
Jacque Fresco
1916 - 2017
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 116
Robert Noyce
1927 - 1990
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 117
James Hargreaves
1720 - 1778
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 118
Edmund Cartwright
1743 - 1823
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 119
Theobald Boehm
1794 - 1881
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 120
Franz Reichelt
1879 - 1912
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 121
Samuel Crompton
1753 - 1827
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 122
Hans von Ohain
1911 - 1998
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 123
Nikolai Kardashev
1932 - 2019
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 124
Paul Otlet
1868 - 1944
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 125
George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.
1859 - 1896
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 126
André Michelin
1853 - 1931
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 127

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Franz Reichelt ranks 48. Before him are Bedřich Hrozný, Friedrich Adler, Sarojini Naidu, Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Boris Savinkov, and Adolf Strauss. After him are Aleksandar Stamboliyski, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Joe Hill, Frederick Griffith, Joseph Avenol, and Nikolai Medtner. Among people deceased in 1912, Franz Reichelt ranks 30. Before him are John Jacob Astor IV, Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Nettie Stevens, Bolesław Prus, Nogi Maresuke, and Arthur MacArthur Jr.. After him are George Darwin, Mykola Lysenko, Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, James Paul Moody, Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria, and Henry Tingle Wilde.

Others Born in 1879

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Bedřich Hrozný
LINGUIST
1879 - 1952
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 42
Friedrich Adler
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1960
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 43
Sarojini Naidu
WRITER
1879 - 1949
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 44
Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1964
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 45
Boris Savinkov
EXTREMIST
1879 - 1925
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 46
Adolf Strauss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1973
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 47
Franz Reichelt
INVENTOR
1879 - 1912
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 48
Aleksandar Stamboliyski
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1923
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 49
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1973
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 50
Joe Hill
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1915
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 51
Frederick Griffith
PHYSICIAN
1879 - 1941
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 52
Joseph Avenol
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1952
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 53
Nikolai Medtner
COMPOSER
1879 - 1951
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 54

Others Deceased in 1912

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John Jacob Astor IV
WRITER
1864 - 1912
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 24
Gerhard Armauer Hansen
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1912
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 25
Nettie Stevens
BIOLOGIST
1861 - 1912
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 26
Bolesław Prus
WRITER
1847 - 1912
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 27
Nogi Maresuke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1849 - 1912
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 28
Arthur MacArthur Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1845 - 1912
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 29
Franz Reichelt
INVENTOR
1879 - 1912
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 30
George Darwin
ASTRONOMER
1845 - 1912
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 31
Mykola Lysenko
COMPOSER
1842 - 1912
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 32
Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
NOBLEMAN
1845 - 1912
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 33
James Paul Moody
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1912
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 34
Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria
COMPANION
1878 - 1912
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 35
Henry Tingle Wilde
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1912
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 36