Slavoljub Eduard Penkala

Engineer

Birthday April 20, 1871

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Hungary

DEATH DATE Feb 5, 1922 (50)

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About

Engineer and inventor who became famous for further developing the mechanical pencil and created the first solid-ink fountain pen.

Before Fame

He graduated from the Dresden University of Technology in 1898.

Trivia

He had 80 patents, and was responsible for constructing the first Croatian two-seat airplane.

Family Life

He moved with his wife and children to Zagreb after earning his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry.

Associated With

He was an inventor similar to Hiram Maxim.

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