József Károly Hell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Hungarian mining engineer
Date of Birth: 15-May-1713
Place of Birth: Banská Štiavnica, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Date of Death: 11-Mar-1789
Profession: inventor, miner
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About József Károly Hell
- Jozef Karol Hell (Slovak: Jozef Karol Hell, German: Josef/ph Karl Hell, Hungarian: Hell József Károly) (15 May 1713, Szélakna (Windschacht, Piarg, now Štiavnické Bane) - 11 March 1789, Selmecbánya (Schemnitz, now Banská Štiavnica)) was a Hungarian mining engineer and inventor, who invented the water-pillar (water pump machine) in 1749 (first use 1753).
- It is mainly used today for oil extraction.
- He also proposed construction of the tajchy reservoirs around Selmecbánya (Schemnitz, Banská Štiavnica).
- He was a student of Sámuel Mikoviny in 1737.
- Regardless of his nationality, he is a pride of both Hungarian and Slovak nations. His first machine was able to pump water up from the depth of 212 meters.
- Jozef Karol Hell later built the pumping machines in 1749-1768, which belongs to the best technology in this field worldwide.
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