Joseph (Fraunhofer) von Fraunhofer (1787 - 1826)

Born 6 Mar 1787 in Straubing, Bayern, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Died 7 Jun 1826 at age 39 in München, Bayern, Deutschland

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Biography

Joseph (Fraunhofer) von Fraunhofer is Notable.

Joseph (Fraunhofer) von Fraunhofer has German Roots.

Joseph Ritter von Fraunhofer was a Bavarian physicist, inventor, and optical lens manufacturer. He made optical glass and achromatic telescope objective lenses, invented the spectroscope, and developed diffraction grating. In 1814, he discovered and studied the dark absorption lines in the spectrum of the sun now known as Fraunhofer lines.

Joseph Fraunhofer was born in Straubing in 1787. He was the 11th child of Franz Xaver Fraunhofer and Maria Anna, née Fröhlich. He passed away in 1826.

The German research organization Fraunhofer Society is named after him and is Europe's biggest Society for the Advancement of Applied Research.

Sources

• Wikidata: Item Q43948
• German Wikipedia article on Joseph von Fraunhofer
• English Wikipedia article on Joseph von Fraunhofer
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ1-B29M : 26 July 2019), Josef von Fraunhofer, 1826; Burial, Munich (München), Münchener Stadtkreis, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany, Alter Südfriedhof München; citing record ID 6049, Find A Grave: Memorial #6049.