!!!Keeß, Stephan von Keess, Stephan von, b. Vienna, Oct. 31, 1774, d. Vienna, June 13, 1840, engineer. 1810 first commissioner of the Lower Austrian factory inspectorate, gained first-hand insights into the condition of the trades in Austrian. Head of the collection of technical apparatus started by Ferdinand I in 1819, which was incorporated into the collection of the polytechnical institute in 1842. Numerous inventions. \\ Work: Darstellung des Fabriks- und Gewerbe-Wesens im Oesterreichischen Kaiser-Staate, 2 vols., 1820/1824. !Literature OeBL. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Keeß,_Stephan_von|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]