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Josef Petzval

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Josef Petzval

Birth
Spisska Bela, okres Kežmarok, Prešovský, Slovakia
Death
17 Sep 1891 (aged 84)
Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna, Austria
Burial
Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna, Austria
Plot
Group 14A, Number 4
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Scientist. He was a pioneer of photo-optical science. A professor at the Budapest and Vienna Technical University, his lens from the year 1840 with the speed of 1:3,4 was instrumental in the development of today's photo lenses. He also helped improve the telescope, microscope, headlights and spotlights.
Scientist. He was a pioneer of photo-optical science. A professor at the Budapest and Vienna Technical University, his lens from the year 1840 with the speed of 1:3,4 was instrumental in the development of today's photo lenses. He also helped improve the telescope, microscope, headlights and spotlights.

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  • Added: Feb 22, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8513/josef-petzval: accessed ), memorial page for Josef Petzval (6 Jan 1807–17 Sep 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8513, citing Wiener Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna, Austria; Maintained by Find a Grave.