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Václav Prokop Diviš (March 26, 1698 - December 25, 1765) 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 and Diwisch.
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