No. 115 in the Index · Science
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856-1943).
The record
Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American engineer and inventor. Born on 10 July 1856 in Smiljan, Tesla died on 7 January 1943 in New York City at the age of 86.
Tesla studied at Karlovac Gymnasium and Graz University of Technology. Honours include Elliott Cresson Medal, Edison Medal and John Scott Award, among 15 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 219 languages, Nikola Tesla is No. 115 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 10 July 1856, Smiljan
- Died
- 7 January 1943, New York City (aged 86)
- Country
- Austrian Empire
- Known as
- Inventor, electrical engineer, physicist
- Field
- Science
- Education
- Karlovac Gymnasium, Graz University of Technology
- Languages
- English, French, German, Czech
- Wikipedia editions
- 219
Did you know
86
Lived to 86.
10 Jul
Shares a birthday with Marcel Proust and Mahathir Mohamad.
219
Has a Wikipedia article in 219 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
Nikola Tesla
- FatherMilutin Tesla
- MotherĐuka Mandic
- SiblingMarica Tesla Kosanović
Honours and works
Awards
- Elliott Cresson Medal1894
- Edison Medal1916
- John Scott Award1934
- Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion1936
- Doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris1937
- National Inventors Hall of Fame1975
- IEEE Fellow
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Sava
- Honorary doctor of the University of Zagreb
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Honorary doctor of the Technical University of Graz
- Order of the Crown
- Order of Prince Danilo I
- Order of the White Lion
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