- The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is Václav Prokop Diviš.
Václav Prokop Diviš (born 26 March, 1698 in Helvíkovice - died 25 December, 1765 in Přímětice) 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 or Diwisch.
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