!!!Franz, Joseph b. Linz (Upper Austria), Feb. 23, 1704, d. Vienna, April 12, 1776, Jesuit and astronomer, Professor of Experimental Physics at Vienna University. He erected the first public observatory in Vienna in 1734. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Franz,_Joseph|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]