# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/josef-bozek
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:44:51.857Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/josef-bozek"
name: "Josef Božek"
slug: "josef-bozek"
description: "Josef Božek was a Czech-Polish engineer and inventor. Born in the region of Cieszyn Silesia, he is considered one of founders of Czech mechanics. He put into operation one of the first steam engines in the Czech lands. His sons, František and Romuald, also became accomplished engineers."
tagline: "Czech constructer (1782-1835)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Josef_Bozek_Erfinder.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1782-02-28"
deathDate: "1835-10-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.29
  momentum:             0.5723905723905724
  historical:           5.477970666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Bo%C5%BEek"
    title: "Josef Božek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Bo%C5%BEek"
    title: "Josef Božek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Bo%C5%BEek"
    title: "Josef Božek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Bo%C5%BEek"
    title: "Josef Božek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Bo%C5%BEek"
    title: "Josef Božek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zef_Bo%C5%BCek"
    title: "Józef Bożek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q710731"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump