Jordan, Peter#
Jordan, Peter, b Sellrain, Tirol, Feb. 2, 1751, d. Vienna, July 6, 1827, pioneer of agricultural sciences in Austria; studied medicine and science at the universities of Goettingen and Vienna; from 1783 Professor of General Natural History in Vienna; pioneered a scientific approach to farming in Austria, was the first to lecture on the subject and greatly inspired his students. Appointed Director of the Imperial Estates at Voesendorf and Laxenburg in 1806, instrumental in the promotion of cattle breeding and the development of farming implements and machinery.
Literature#
Oesterreichisches Biographisches Lexikon; Neue Deutsche Biographie.