Died 1905-01-08.
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Josip Belušić
Josip Belušić was a Croatian inventor. He was born in the small settlement of Županići, in the region of Labin, Istria, and schooled in Pazin and Koper. Belušić continued his studies in Vienna, later resettling in Trieste before coming back to Istria, where he built his best known invention, the speedometer. After completing his studies, Belušić was employed as a professor of physics and mathemati…
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science · Croatian inventor (1847–1905) · inventor · teacher · also Josip Belušić, Belušić
Born 12 March 1847 · Died 8 January 1905 · Q442317
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1905· 1 entry
1889· 2 entries
The Croatian newspaper Naša sloga wrote about a new invention by Professor Belušić, for which he was granted property right by the sovereign authority of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy
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The Croatian newspaper Naša sloga predicted that "[Belušić's invention] will spread all over the world, and with it the name of our virtuous Istrian, friend and patriot
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1888· 1 entry
Under the name Controllore automatico per vetture, because his device had other functions beside measuring speed
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1887· 1 entry
Belušić publicly experimented for the first time with his new invention, an electric speedometer
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1875· 2 entries
When he was employed at the Academy, he was a bachelor
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Having finished his studies, he was employed as a professor of physics and mathematics at the imperial teacher-training school of Koper, where he taught to the school's male students
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1847· 2 entries
Born 1847-03-12.
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In the small village of Županići, on the outskirts of Labin, Istria, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia)
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