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Knight Commander of the Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)
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Ányos Jedlik
1800-01-11 – 1895-12-13
Life & Legacy
Ányos István Jedlik (1800 – 1895) was a Hungarian inventor, engineer, physicist, and Benedictine priest. He was also a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and author of several books. He is considered by Hungarians and Slovaks to be the unsung father of the dynamo and electric motor.
Occupation & Career
physicist, engineer, inventor, university teacher, Catholic priest, philosopher, naturalist
Faith & Community
Catholic Church
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Knight Commander of the Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)
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Honors & Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)
Church
Catholic Church
Employer
Eötvös Loránd University
Organizations & Memberships
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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Faith Community
Catholic Church
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q252142 · wikidata
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