Meissner, Paul Traugott#
b. Medias, Romania, March 23, 1778, d. Neuwaldegg/Vienna, July 9, 1864, inventor, analytical chemist and pharmacist. From 1816 to 1845 Professor at the Vienna Polytechnical Institute; invented a hot-air central heating system which was named after him, experimented with heating systems for steamships and railway carriages and developed a fuel-saving cooking range which was known as "Wiener Sparherd.
Literature#
Oesterreichisches Biographisches Lexikon.