# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jozsef-karoly-hell
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:24:01.438Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jozsef-karoly-hell"
name: "József Károly Hell"
slug: "jozsef-karoly-hell"
description: "József Károly Hell (15 May 1713, Szélakna – 11 March 1789, Selmecbánya was a Hungarian mining engineer and inventor, who invented the water-pillar in 1749. It is mainly used today for oil extraction. He also proposed construction of the tajchy reservoirs around Selmecbánya. He was a student of Sámuel Mikoviny in 1737. Regardless of his nationality, he is a pride of both Hungarian and Slovak nations."
tagline: "Hungarian mining engineer (1713-1789)"
gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1713-05-15"
deathDate: "1789-03-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.870554666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Йожеф Кароль Гелл"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Yozef Karol Hell"
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    title: "Jozef Karol Hell"
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    title: "Jozef Karol Hell"
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    title: "Յոզեֆ Կարոլ Հել"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jozef Karol Hell"
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    title: "იოზეფ კაროლ ჰელი"
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    title: "Хелл, Йозеф Карол"
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    title: "Jozef Karol Hell"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump