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Vaclav Prokop Divis

Václav Prokop Diviš (March 26, 1698 - December 25, 1765) was a Czech theologian and natural scientist who invented the lightning rod between 1750 and 1754 independently of Benjamin Franklin, and constructed the first electrified musical instrument in history, the so-called Denis d´or.

His last name is pronounced "Deevish", and spelling variants are Divisch and Diwisch.

External links to biographical sketches

"Procopius Divisch" in Catholic Encyclopedia (Divis died December 25, not December 21 as claimed there!)
Prokop Divis Memorial

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