INVENTOR
Jozef Murgaš
1864 - 1929
Jozef Murgaš
Jozef Murgaš (English Joseph Murgas) (17 February 1864 – 11 May 1929) was a Slovak inventor, architect, botanist, painter and Roman Catholic priest. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jozef Murgaš has received more than 62,826 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jozef Murgaš is the 340th most popular inventor (down from 314th in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 154th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Slovak Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
63k
Page Views (PV)
47.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.63
Effective Languages (L*)
2.85
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Jozef Murgaš ranks 340 out of 426. Before him are Henri Fabre, Giovanni Caselli, David Dunbar Buick, Joseph Bramah, Georges Beuchat, and An Wang. After him are Joseph Timchenko, John Philip Holland, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., Hary Gunarto, Didi Senft, and Joy Mangano.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenri Fabre
1882 - 1984
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 334
Giovanni Caselli
1815 - 1891
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 335
David Dunbar Buick
1854 - 1929
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 336
Joseph Bramah
1748 - 1814
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 337
Georges Beuchat
1910 - 1992
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 338
An Wang
1920 - 1990
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 339
Jozef Murgaš
1864 - 1929
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 340
Joseph Timchenko
1852 - 1924
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 341
John Philip Holland
1840 - 1914
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 342
George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.
1859 - 1896
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 343
Hary Gunarto
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 344
Didi Senft
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 345
Joy Mangano
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 346
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1864, Jozef Murgaš ranks 144. Before him are José Pardo y Barreda, Alberto Nepomuceno, Hanna Pauli, Stanley Maude, William S. Hart, and Willoughby Hamilton. After him are Edwin Hedley, F. C. S. Schiller, Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Eugenio Tosi, Artur Văitoianu, and Elinor Glyn. Among people deceased in 1929, Jozef Murgaš ranks 117. Before him are Caroline Rémy de Guebhard, Marie Hankel, Ted Wilde, Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, David Dunbar Buick, and Giacomo Bresadola. After him are Eugenio Tosi, André Messager, Franciszek Rychnowski, Otto Liebe, Edward Carpenter, and Robert Ridgway.
Others Born in 1864
Go to all RankingsJosé Pardo y Barreda
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1947
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 138
Alberto Nepomuceno
COMPOSER
1864 - 1920
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 139
Hanna Pauli
PAINTER
1864 - 1940
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 140
Stanley Maude
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1864 - 1917
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 141
William S. Hart
ACTOR
1864 - 1946
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 142
Willoughby Hamilton
SOCCER PLAYER
1864 - 1943
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 143
Jozef Murgaš
INVENTOR
1864 - 1929
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 144
Edwin Hedley
ATHLETE
1864 - 1947
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 145
F. C. S. Schiller
PHILOSOPHER
1864 - 1937
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 146
Friedrich Gustav Piffl
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1864 - 1932
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 147
Eugenio Tosi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1864 - 1929
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 148
Artur Văitoianu
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1956
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 149
Elinor Glyn
WRITER
1864 - 1943
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 150
Others Deceased in 1929
Go to all RankingsCaroline Rémy de Guebhard
JOURNALIST
1855 - 1929
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 111
Marie Hankel
WRITER
1844 - 1929
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 112
Ted Wilde
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1929
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 113
Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro
PAINTER
1857 - 1929
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 114
David Dunbar Buick
INVENTOR
1854 - 1929
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 115
Giacomo Bresadola
BIOLOGIST
1847 - 1929
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 116
Jozef Murgaš
INVENTOR
1864 - 1929
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 117
Eugenio Tosi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1864 - 1929
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 118
André Messager
COMPOSER
1853 - 1929
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 119
Franciszek Rychnowski
ENGINEER
1850 - 1929
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 120
Otto Liebe
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1929
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 121
Edward Carpenter
WRITER
1844 - 1929
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 122
Robert Ridgway
BIOLOGIST
1850 - 1929
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 123
In Slovakia
Among people born in Slovakia, Jozef Murgaš ranks 189 out of 418. Before him are Ludwig Schlesinger (1864), Ján Hollý (1785), Ján Zachara (1928), Vladimir Oravsky (1947), Stanislav Seman (1952), and Martin Benka (1888). After him are Ferenc Sidó (1923), Jozef Chovanec (1960), Béla Illés (1895), Ľuboš Micheľ (1968), Margita Figuli (1909), and Ján Kubiš (1952).
Others born in Slovakia
Go to all RankingsLudwig Schlesinger
MATHEMATICIAN
1864 - 1933
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 183
Ján Hollý
WRITER
1785 - 1849
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 184
Ján Zachara
POLITICIAN
1928 - Present
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 185
Vladimir Oravsky
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 186
Stanislav Seman
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 187
Martin Benka
PAINTER
1888 - 1971
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 188
Jozef Murgaš
INVENTOR
1864 - 1929
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 189
Ferenc Sidó
ATHLETE
1923 - 1998
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 190
Jozef Chovanec
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 191
Béla Illés
WRITER
1895 - 1974
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 192
Ľuboš Micheľ
REFEREE
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 193
Margita Figuli
WRITER
1909 - 1995
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 194
Ján Kubiš
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 195
Among INVENTORS In Slovakia
Among inventors born in Slovakia, Jozef Murgaš ranks 4. Before him are Wolfgang von Kempelen (1734), Slavoljub Eduard Penkala (1871), and Aurel Stodola (1859). After him are Kálmán Tihanyi (1897).
Wolfgang von Kempelen
1734 - 1804
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 1
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
1871 - 1922
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 2
Aurel Stodola
1859 - 1942
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 3
Jozef Murgaš
1864 - 1929
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 4
Kálmán Tihanyi
1897 - 1947
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 5