User:Majkluss/Josef Průša
Josef Průša | |
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| Born | February 23, 1990 Havlíčkův Brod |
| Alma mater | Prague University of Economics and Business |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Awards | Dřevěná medaile Kraje Vysočina (2012) |
Josef Průša (* 23. února 1990, Havlíčkův Brod[1]) is a Czech manufacturer of 3D printers and the owner of the Prusa Research company.
Life[edit]
Josef Průša studied applied informatics on Prague University of Economics and Business, which he did not finish. At the age of 19, he started to design 3D printers and in 2012 he founded the Prusa Research company. As the foundation for his business, he used the RepRap project - a 3D printer, which is able to partially replicate itself and it's available as open-source hardware.[2]
He lectures on 3D printing and open-source hardware. He teaches Arduino at the Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy and taught at the Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová v Praze.[3][contradictory]
In 2021, Forbes magazine ranked him 75th among the richest Czechs with a net worth of CZK 4.3 billion.[4]
Awards[edit]
- EY Začínající podnikatel roku 2016 (Start-up Entrepreneur of the Year 2016)[5]
- Dřevěná medaile Kraje Vysočina (Wooden Medal of the Vysočina Region) in 2012[6]
- On 6 June 2021, Mensa České republiky awarded him Čestné uznání Mensy ČR (Mensa Czech Republic Honorary Recognition Award) for 2021. Průša thus beat other nominees Jiří Březina, Jan Frolík, Petr Horálek and Libuše Hozová.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nejvyšší ocenění Kraje Vysočina". Kraj Vysočina. 2017.
- ^ Slížek, David (2016-3-8). "Josef Průša (Prusa Research): we will produce five thousand 3D printers per month". Lupa.cz.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Průša, Josef (2021-12-26). "Josef Prusa - 3D printing and printers" About me (in Czech).
{{cite web}}: Invalid|script-title=: missing prefix (help) - ^ "Josef Průša - 100 nejbohatších Čechů 2021". Forbes (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Josef Průša, Managing Director and Owner of Prusa Research s.r.o. received the EY Start-up Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 award". 2017-3-8. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Zvěřina, Antonín (2012-10-26). "Doctor Němečková and artist Ranný received the region's highest award".
- ^ "Mensa Czech Republic awarded an Honorary Recognition to Josef Průša". mensa.cz. 2021-06-06. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
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