Franz Wirz (mining engineer)
Franz Wirz (born November 13, 1802 in Ehrenbreitstein ; † January 18, 1863 in Luxembourg ) was a German mining engineer who had worked in Luxembourg since 1830.
Life
After attending school in Koblenz , Franz Wirz studied mineralogy at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn and mining at the Bergakademie Freiberg . In 1822 he became a member of the Corps Rhenania Bonn . In 1827 he became head of a gold mine in Aruba . In 1829 he was appointed as a mining engineer to the General Inspection of Mining and Metallurgy for Belgium and Holland in The Hague . In the same year he managed the successful rescue of buried miners in Seraing near Liège . In 1830 he was appointed head of the mining administration of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg . In 1840 he became engineer en chief and in 1843 chief engineer of public works in Luxembourg. In 1857 he was appointed to the Luxembourg State Council .
literature
- 57. † Wirz 1, Franz . In: Matriculation of the Bonner Rhenania 1820 1970 , 1970, p. 21, Volume 4 of the Blue Books of the Bonner Rhenania .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 26 , 27
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wirz, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mining engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1802 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ehrenbreitstein |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 18, 1863 |
| Place of death | Luxembourg |