Prokop Diviš
Videos
Prokop Diviš O.Praem. was a Czech canon regular, theologian, and natural scientist. In an effort to prevent thunderstorms, he inadvertently developed one of the earliest grounded lightning rods.
Portrait by Jan Vilímek
Plaque of Prokop Diviš by Jan Tomáš Fischer (1912–1957) at the former Jesuit gymnasium on Jezuitské Square in Znojmo.
The "machina meteorologica" invented by Prokop Diviš worked like a lightning rod.
Bust of Prokop Diviš by Jan Tomáš Fischer in front of the former Jesuit gymnasium on Divišovo Square in Znojmo.
Znojmo
Videos
Znojmo is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Thaya River, along the eastern edge of Podyjí National Park. Znojmo is
Prokop Diviš
…Diviš resumed his duties as a canon regular and was appointed sub-prior. In 1736, he was assigned as pastor of the parish in Přímětice (now part of Znojmo), which was under the care of the abbey. He served in this role for five years before being recalled to the abbey in April 1741, where he was appointed…
View from the south
Column commemorating the plague
Rotunda of Saint Catherine
Louka Monastery