Josef Průša
{{Short description|Czech businessman (born 1990)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Josef Průša
| image = Josef Prusa in Prusa Research offices inside MK2 printfarm.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|02|23}}
| birth_place = Havlíčkův Brod
| alma_mater = Prague University of Economics and Business
| occupation = Entrepreneur
}}
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Josef Průša (born 23 February 1990) is a Czech businessman and 3D printer developer. He is the owner of Prusa Research.
Biography
Josef Průša was born on 23 February 1990 in Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia.{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=Nejvyšší ocenění Kraje Vysočina |url=https://www.kr-vysocina.cz/assets/File.ashx?id_org=450008&id_dokumenty=4085932 |publisher=Kraj Vysočina}} He studied applied computer science at the University of Economics in Prague, but did not complete it. At the age of 19 he began designing 3D printers, and in 2012 he founded Prusa Research. The foundation for his business was his collaboration with the RepRap project, a 3D printer project that can partially replicate itself and is available as open-source hardware.{{cite web|access-date=2025-03-03 |first=David |language=cs |surname=Slížek |title=Josef Průša (Prusa Research): Budeme vyrábět pět tisíc 3D tiskáren za měsíc |url=https://www.lupa.cz/clanky/josef-prusa-prusa-research-budeme-vyrabet-pet-tisic-3d-tiskaren-za-mesic/ |work=Lupa.cz}}
He has lectured on 3D printing and open-source hardware. He also has taught Arduino at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, and taught at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.{{cite web|quote=His main goal is to make 3D printing technology more understandable and easier for ordinary users. Josef Průša also holds workshops for the public, participates in professional conferences, and promotes 3D printing. He has lectured at TEDx conferences in Prague and Vienna, at the World Maker Faire in New York, at the Maker Faire in Rome, and at the Open Hardware Summit at MIT. He has also taught the Arduino course at Charles University and was a lecturer at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. |title=3D PRINTING HANDBOOK FOR THE ORIGINAL PRUSA MK4 AND MK3.9 3D PRINTER |url=https://fablab.tu-ilmenau.de/uploads/machine_file/207/prusa3d_manual_MK4_MK39_103_en.pdf}}
In 2021, Forbes ranked him as the 75th richest Czech with assets of 4.3 billion Czech koruna.https://forbes.cz/zebricky/miliardari-2021/josef-prusa
Awards
- EY Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year 2016{{cite web|access-date=2025-03-03 |date=2020-06-19 |title=EY Podnikatel Roku |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619200115/https://podnikatelroku.cz/press/josef-prusa-jednatel-a-majitel-prusa-research-s-r-o-ziskal-oceneni-ey-zacinajici-podnikatel-roku-2016 |website=podnikatelroku.cz}}
- Wooden Medal of the Vysočina Region (2012){{cite web|access-date=2025-03-03 |language=cs |title=Nejvyšší ocenění kraje získali doktorka Němečková a výtvarník Ranný|url=https://www.jihlavske-listy.cz/clanek11706-nejvyssi-oceneni-kraje-ziskali-doktorka-nemeckova-a-vytvarnik-ranny.html |work=Jihlavské listy}}
- Mensa Czech Republic Honorary Recognition Award for 2021, beating other nominees Jiří Březina, Jan Frolík, Petr Horálek, and Libuša Hozová.{{cite web|access-date=2025-03-03 |date=2021-08-15 |title=Mensa České republiky |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815235017/http://mensa.cz/mensa/press/mensa-udelila-cestne-uznani-josefu-prusovi |website=mensa.cz}}
See also
References
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External links
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- {{official|https://josefprusa.cz/}}
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Category:People from Havlíčkův Brod
Category:3D printing specialists
Category:Academic staff of the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague