Born as "Josephus Ludovicus Franciscus", Josef Ressel was a austrian/bohemian forestry official and inventor. He became famous for inventing the ship's propeller.
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↑ Grave site information of Josef Ressel (29 Jun 1793 - 9 Oct 1857) at Navje - pokopališče sv. Krištofa in Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia from BillionGraves BillionGraves
ÖBL 1815-1950, Band 9 (Lfg. 41, 1984), Seite 89 f.
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