Franz Xaver Zach ( 1754 - 1832 )

Birth: 04 June 1754 Death: Paris (02 September 1832) Profession: Engineer Research Field: Astronomy Education: LLD (Oxford) Career: Lived in London with the Saxon Ambassador, J M von Bruhl (FRS 1765); Major (1786), later Colonel in the service of Duke Ernst of Saxe-Gotha; Director of the Observatory founded by the Duke at Seeberg (1787-1806); subsequently served the Duke's widow in Genoa and Lucca; died of cholera Membership: Fellow Election Date: 12/04/1804.