Prokop Diviš

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Prokop Diviš
O.Praem.
Portrait by Jan Vilímek
Born(1698-03-26)26 March 1698
Helvíkovice, Kingdom of Bohemia, Habsburg Empire
Died21 December 1765(1765-12-21) (aged 67)
Přímětice, Kingdom of Bohemia, Habsburg Empire
EducationUniversity of Salzburg
OccupationsPraemonstratensian canon regular and scientist

Prokop Diviš O.Praem. (Czech pronunciation: [ˈprokop ˈɟɪvɪʃ]; 26 March 1698 – 21 December 1765) was a Czech canon regular, theologian, and natural scientist. In an effort to prevent thunderstorms, he inadvertently developed one of the earliest grounded lightning rods.


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