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