!!!Nissl, Franz b. Česke Budějovice, Czech Republic (then Budweis), Sept. 1, 1852, d. Vienna, April 30, 1942, electrical engineer and industrialist. 1884 founded together with Karl Czeija the telegraph construction company "Telephon- und Telegraphenfabrik Czeija, N. & Co." (1905 Ltd.) and in 1923 built the first radio transmitters and receivers to be produced in series. 1927 retired from his management position but remained a member of the administrative board of directors until 1938. !Literature P. Kudlicza, ITT Austria 1884-1984, 1984; OeBL. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Nissl,_Franz|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]