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Josef Průša
Czech businessman (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Josef Průša (born 23 February 1990) is a Czech businessman and 3D printer developer. He is the owner of Prusa Research.
Biography
Josef Průša was born on 23 February 1990 in Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia.[1] He studied applied computer science at the University of Economics in Prague,[1] but did not complete it. At the age of 19 he began designing 3D printers, and in 2012 he founded Prusa Research. The foundation for his business was his collaboration with the RepRap project,[1] a 3D printer project that can partially replicate itself and is available as open-source hardware.[2] In 2012, he received the Wooden Medal of the Vysočina Region.[3]
He has lectured on 3D printing and open-source hardware. He also has taught Arduino at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, and taught at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.[4]
He was named EY Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016.[5] In 2021, he was awarded the Honorary Recognition Award by Mensa Czech Republic, selected over other nominees Jiří Březina, Jan Frolík, Petr Horálek, and Libuša Hozová.[6]
In 2021, Forbes ranked him as the 75th richest Czech with assets of 4.3 billion Czech koruna.[7]
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