Exner, Franz#
Exner, Franz, b. Vienna, March 24, 1849, d. Vienna, Nov. 15, 1926, physicist, son of Franz Serafin Exner. Professor at the University of Vienna, experimental researcher in the fields of spectral analysis and electrochemistry; 1910 head of the Institute of Radium Research. Known as the founder of modern research on atmospheric electricity.
Works#
Haertemessungen an Kristallen, 1872; Vorlesungen ueber Elektrizitaet, 1888; Die Spektren der Elemente bei normalem Druck, 3 vols., 1911-1912 (together with E. Haschek).Literature#
OeBL.