Inventor
Jozef Murgaš
Slovak entomologist, painter, inventor and roman catholic priest
1864 - 1929
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Jozef Murgaš
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jozef Murgaš is the 326th most popular inventor (up from 340th in 2024), the 183rd most popular biography from Slovakia (up from 189th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Slovak Inventor.
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Jozef Murgaš's biography spans 16 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 56.30.
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Among Inventors
Among inventors, Jozef Murgaš ranks 326 out of 433. Before him are Nils Bohlin, Didi Senft, Alexander P. de Seversky, George Devol, Ottmar Mergenthaler, and Jacob Ellehammer. After him are Georges Beuchat, William Justin Kroll, Peter Carl Goldmark, Jack Northrop, Hannibal Goodwin, and An Wang.
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Nils Bohlin
1920 - 2002
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 320
Didi Senft
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 321
Alexander P. de Seversky
1894 - 1974
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 322
George Devol
1912 - 2011
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 323
Ottmar Mergenthaler
1854 - 1899
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 324
Jacob Ellehammer
1871 - 1946
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 325
Jozef Murgaš
1864 - 1929
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 326
Georges Beuchat
1910 - 1992
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 327
William Justin Kroll
1889 - 1973
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 328
Peter Carl Goldmark
1906 - 1977
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 329
Jack Northrop
1895 - 1981
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 330
Hannibal Goodwin
1822 - 1900
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 331
An Wang
1920 - 1990
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 332
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1864, Jozef Murgaš ranks 142. Before him are Kamini Roy, John Walter Gregory, Paul von Hintze, Einar Benediktsson, Alfred Roller, and Aleksey Shakhmatov. After him are Edwin Hedley, Willoughby Hamilton, Victor Bérard, Ludwig Schlesinger, Toros Toramanian, and Jakob Emanuel Lange. Among people deceased in 1929, Jozef Murgaš ranks 118. Before him are Georges Courteline, Julian Fałat, Robert Ridgway, Wilfred Baddeley, Giacomo Bresadola, and Jeanne Eagels. After him are Marie Hankel, Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, Ted Wilde, Olav Aukrust, Henry Scott Tuke, and David Dunbar Buick.
Others Born in 1864
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Kamini Roy
WRITER
1864 - 1933
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 136
John Walter Gregory
GEOGRAPHER
1864 - 1932
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 137
Paul von Hintze
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1941
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 138
Einar Benediktsson
WRITER
1864 - 1940
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 139
Alfred Roller
PAINTER
1864 - 1935
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 140
Aleksey Shakhmatov
HISTORIAN
1864 - 1920
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 141
Jozef Murgaš
INVENTOR
1864 - 1929
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 142
Edwin Hedley
ATHLETE
1864 - 1947
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 143
Willoughby Hamilton
SOCCER PLAYER
1864 - 1943
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 144
Victor Bérard
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1931
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 145
Ludwig Schlesinger
MATHEMATICIAN
1864 - 1933
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 146
Toros Toramanian
ARCHITECT
1864 - 1934
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 147
Jakob Emanuel Lange
BIOLOGIST
1864 - 1941
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 148
Others Deceased in 1929
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Georges Courteline
WRITER
1858 - 1929
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 112
Julian Fałat
PAINTER
1853 - 1929
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 113
Robert Ridgway
BIOLOGIST
1850 - 1929
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 114
Wilfred Baddeley
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1929
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 115
Giacomo Bresadola
BIOLOGIST
1847 - 1929
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 116
Jeanne Eagels
ACTOR
1890 - 1929
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 117
Jozef Murgaš
INVENTOR
1864 - 1929
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 118
Marie Hankel
WRITER
1844 - 1929
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 119
Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro
PAINTER
1857 - 1929
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 120
Ted Wilde
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1929
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 121
Olav Aukrust
WRITER
1883 - 1929
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 122
Henry Scott Tuke
PAINTER
1858 - 1929
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 123
David Dunbar Buick
INVENTOR
1854 - 1929
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 124
In Slovakia
Among people born in Slovakia, Jozef Murgaš ranks 183 out of 516. Before him are Martin Škrtel (1984), Martin Benka (1888), Jozef Štibrányi (1940), Ján Nálepka (1912), Lukáš Hrádecký (1989), and Ján Cikker (1911). After him are Jozef Čapkovič (1948), Karol Jokl (1945), Květa Fialová (1929), Marián Labuda (1944), Béla Illés (1895), and Ladislav Pavlovič (1926).
Others born in Slovakia
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Martin Škrtel
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 177
Martin Benka
PAINTER
1888 - 1971
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 178
Jozef Štibrányi
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 179
Ján Nálepka
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1943
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 180
Lukáš Hrádecký
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 181
Ján Cikker
COMPOSER
1911 - 1989
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 182
Jozef Murgaš
INVENTOR
1864 - 1929
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 183
Jozef Čapkovič
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 184
Karol Jokl
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 1996
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 185
Květa Fialová
ACTOR
1929 - 2017
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 186
Marián Labuda
ACTOR
1944 - 2018
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 187
Béla Illés
WRITER
1895 - 1974
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 188
Ladislav Pavlovič
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2013
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 189
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 is Kálmán Tihanyi (1897).
Wolfgang von Kempelen
1734 - 1804
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 1
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
1871 - 1922
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 2
Aurel Stodola
1859 - 1942
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3
Jozef Murgaš
1864 - 1929
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4
Kálmán Tihanyi
1897 - 1947
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 5
