Ferenc Weisz (1717–1785)

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Biographical data

1717 742 Born in Trnava
1733 742 Entered the Society of Jesus in Trnava
1785 742 Died in Buda

Education

1738 – 1741 742 Studied philosophy in Košice
1746 – 1749 742 Studied theology in Graz
742 Studied philosophy in Trnava

Career

1750 – 1752 742 Teacher in Skalica
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1753 – 1758 742 Teacher of mathematics in Steyr
1758 – 1773 742 Teacher of mathematics in Trnava
742 Teacher in Košice , Skalica
742 Teacher of astronomy in Buda
742 Director of the astronomical observatory in Buda

Relations

742 Together with Hell, Weisz established the astronomical observatory in Trnava

Alternate names

Ferenc Weiss
George Weis

Related subjects

Philosophy Theology Mathematics Astronomical observatory Astronomy

Relations

Maximilian Hell

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Sources

742 Mojzes, I. (2001): “Weisz (Weiss), Ferenc”. In: Diccionario histórico de la Compañía de Jesús. Ed. by Charles O'Neill, Universidad Pontifica Comillas, Madrid, pp. 4023-4024.

Recommended Citation

Ferenc Weisz (1717–1785). In: Jesuit Science Network, version 03/11/2018. URL: http://jsn.soohwalee.com/p/1031/.