!!!Gruber, Franz von b. Vienna, July 20, 1837, d. Vienna, Nov. 1, 1918, architect and military officer; son of Ignaz G. (1803-1872), the first otologist in Austria, and brother of Max von Gruber. From 1867 teacher at the Genie-Akademie, constructed mainly military buildings. 1893-1895 chairman of the board of the Austrian Association of Engineers and Architects. Played a major role in improving sanitation and hygiene. !Literature OeBL. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Gruber,_Franz_von|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]