INVENTOR
Josip Belušić
1847 - 1905
Josip Belušić
Josip Belušić (March 12, 1847 – January 8, 1905) was a Croatian inventor and professor of physics and mathematics. He was born in the small settlement of Županići, in the region of Labin, Istria, and schooled in Pazin and Koper. Belušić continued his studies in Vienna, later resettling in Trieste before coming back to Istria, where he built his best known invention, the speedometer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josip Belušić has received more than 33,156 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Josip Belušić is the 217th most popular inventor, the 123rd most popular biography from Croatia and the 4th most popular Croatian Inventor.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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5.89
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Josip Belušić ranks 217 out of 354. Before him are Henry Maudslay, George de Mestral, Larry Sanger, Gaston Glock, Émile Baudot, and François Isaac de Rivaz. After him are Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, Henrich Focke, Robert Watson-Watt, Thonmi Sambhota, Frederick Scott Archer, and Raymond Damadian.
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Henry Maudslay
1771 - 1831
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 211
George de Mestral
1907 - 1990
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 212
Larry Sanger
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 213
Gaston Glock
1929 - 2023
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 214
Émile Baudot
1845 - 1903
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 215
François Isaac de Rivaz
1752 - 1828
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 216
Josip Belušić
1847 - 1905
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 217
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
1871 - 1922
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 218
Henrich Focke
1890 - 1979
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 219
Robert Watson-Watt
1892 - 1973
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 220
Thonmi Sambhota
618 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 221
Frederick Scott Archer
1813 - 1857
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 222
Raymond Damadian
1936 - 2022
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 223
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1847, Josip Belušić ranks 40. Before him are Robert Fuchs, Camille Doncieux, Sidney Sonnino, Nakano Takeko, Frits Thaulow, and Hans Gross. After him are Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Ferdinand Fellner, Oscar Swahn, Bertha Wegmann, Frank Wigglesworth Clarke, and Giuseppe Giacosa. Among people deceased in 1905, Josip Belušić ranks 38. Before him are Lew Wallace, Tippu Tip, Franz Reuleaux, Otto Wilhelm von Struve, José-Maria de Heredia, and Franz Overbeck. After him are Siegfried Bing, Debendranath Tagore, Mary Mapes Dodge, Clément Juglar, Pedro Américo, and Meyer Guggenheim.
Others Born in 1847
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Robert Fuchs
1847 - 1927
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 34
Camille Doncieux
1847 - 1879
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 35
Sidney Sonnino
1847 - 1922
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 36
Nakano Takeko
1847 - 1868
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 37
Frits Thaulow
1847 - 1906
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 38
Hans Gross
1847 - 1915
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 39
Josip Belušić
1847 - 1905
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 40
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
1847 - 1929
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 41
Ferdinand Fellner
1847 - 1916
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 42
Oscar Swahn
1847 - 1927
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 43
Bertha Wegmann
1847 - 1926
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 44
Frank Wigglesworth Clarke
1847 - 1931
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 45
Giuseppe Giacosa
1847 - 1906
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 46
Others Deceased in 1905
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Lew Wallace
1827 - 1905
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 32
Tippu Tip
1837 - 1905
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 33
Franz Reuleaux
1829 - 1905
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 34
Otto Wilhelm von Struve
1819 - 1905
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 35
José-Maria de Heredia
1842 - 1905
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 36
Franz Overbeck
1837 - 1905
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 37
Josip Belušić
1847 - 1905
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 38
Siegfried Bing
1838 - 1905
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 39
Debendranath Tagore
1817 - 1905
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 40
Mary Mapes Dodge
1831 - 1905
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 41
Clément Juglar
1819 - 1905
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 42
Pedro Américo
1843 - 1905
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 43
Meyer Guggenheim
1828 - 1905
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 44
In Croatia
Among people born in Croatia, Josip Belušić ranks 123 out of 589. Before him are Mate Parlov (1948), Slavenka Drakulić (1949), Marco Antonio de Dominis (1560), Marino Ghetaldi (1568), Herman of Carinthia (1100), and Franjo Šeper (1905). After him are Savka Dabčević-Kučar (1923), Jakov Gotovac (1895), Toni Kukoč (1968), Mirko Jozić (1940), Petar Hektorović (1487), and George Martinuzzi (1482).
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Mate Parlov
1948 - 2008
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 117
Slavenka Drakulić
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 118
Marco Antonio de Dominis
1560 - 1624
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 119
Marino Ghetaldi
1568 - 1626
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 120
Herman of Carinthia
1100 - 1160
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 121
Franjo Šeper
1905 - 1981
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 122
Josip Belušić
1847 - 1905
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 123
Savka Dabčević-Kučar
1923 - 2009
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 124
Jakov Gotovac
1895 - 1982
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 125
Toni Kukoč
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 126
Mirko Jozić
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 127
Petar Hektorović
1487 - 1572
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 128
George Martinuzzi
1482 - 1551
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 129
Among INVENTORS In Croatia
Among inventors born in Croatia, Josip Belušić ranks 4. Before him are Nikola Tesla (1856), Robert Ludvigovich Bartini (1897), and Fausto Veranzio (1551).
Nikola Tesla
1856 - 1943
HPI: 90.69
Rank: 1
Robert Ludvigovich Bartini
1897 - 1974
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 2
Fausto Veranzio
1551 - 1617
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 3
Josip Belušić
1847 - 1905
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 4
