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László Bíró

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László Bíró

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Also known as László József Bíró, Ladislao José Biro, Ladislao Biro, Laszlo Biro, Laszlo Jozsef Biro, Ladislao Jose Biro

Hungarian inventor (1899–1985)

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László Bíró was a male person associated with Germany. He was born on 29 September 1899 and died on 24 October 1985. His professional output included five works, with specific titles listed under the name László Biró. These works include "Magyarok és szerbek a változó határ két oldalán, 1941-1948," "Klinische Anwendung der Kortisonderivate," and "A Cortison-származékok klinikai alkalmazása."

Bíró is recognized in the National Inventors Hall Of Fame collection. His biography is referenced by 108 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 13 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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  • Magyarok és szerbek a változó határ két oldalán, 1941-1948
  • Klinische Anwendung der Kortisonderivate
  • A Cortison-származékok klinikai alkalmazása

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Germany

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Encyclopedic overview

László József Bíró ( Hungarian: [ˈlaːsloː ˈjoːʒɛf ˈbiːroː]; né Schweiger; 29 September 1899 – 24 October 1985), Hispanicized as Ladislao José Biro, was an Argentine, Hungary-born inventor who patented the first commercially successful modern ballpoint pen. The first ballpoint pen had been invented roughly 50 years earlier by John J. Loud, but it was not a commercial success.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “László Bíró” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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