!!!Schönfeld, Johann Ferdinand von
b. Prague, Czech Republic, 1750,
d. Vienna, Oct. 15, 1821; founder and owner of a technological museum
with more than 200,000 exhibits, including holdings of the former
Rudolphine Collections (of Rudolf II) in Prague, which were dispersed
after his death. Lived in Vienna from 1799. Established a
''"Diplomatisch-heraldisches Adelsarchiv"'' (Diplomatic and
Heraldic Archives of Nobility) and greatly contributed to the
development and beautification of Baden bei Wien and the Helenental
valley.
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