Josef Průša
Photo: Josef Prusa, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons16

Josef Průša

Czech businessman (born 1990)

Josef Průša (born 23 February 1990) is a Czech businessman and 3D printer developer. He is the owner of Prusa Research.2

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Born Feb 23, 1990.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedPrague University of Economics and Business3

Josef Průša was born on 23 February 1990 in Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia. He studied applied computer science at the University of Economics in Prague, but did not complete it.

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Career

Occupation: businessperson, entrepreneur.8

  • Date not recordedFounded Prusa Research (2009-2019)4
  • Date not recordedFounded Prusa Research5
  • Date not recordedChief executive, Prusa Research (2009-2019)6
  • Date not recordedChief executive, Prusa Research7

At the age of 19 he began designing 3D printers, and in 2012 he founded Prusa Research, which is a company that has made many notable 3D printers such as the Prusa XL, the Prusa MK3 and the Prusa Core One. 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.

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.

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Personal life

  • BornFeb 23, 1990, Havlíčkův Brod9
  • CitizenshipCzech Republic10

Awards

  • 2025Czech Medal of Merit11 13
  • 2012Medalla de madera de la región de Vysočina11 12