!!!Burg, Adam Freiherr von

b. Vienna, Jan. 28, 1797, 
d. Vienna, Feb. 1, 1882, mathematician, technician, professor at the 
Vienna University of Technology. Rendered great service in the fields 
of water supply, fire fighting and gas-lighting in Vienna; introduced 
the metric system of measurements and weights and furthered the 
establishment of industry in Austria; 1879-1882 vice president of the 
Academy of Sciences. In 1798 his father Anton B. founded the first 
factory for agricultural machinery in Vienna.

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