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Friedrich Franz (; 1 December 1783 – 4 December 1860) was a German Bohemian physicist. He was a professor of physics and

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at the Faculty of Philosophy of University of Olomouc, where he greatly influenced his student

Gregor Johann Mendel Gregor Johann Mendel OSA (; ; ; 20 July 1822 – 6 January 1884) was an Austrian biologist, meteorologist, mathematician, Augustinian friar and abbot of St. Thomas' Abbey in Brno (Brünn), Margraviate of Moravia. Mendel was born in a Ger ...

, later known as "''The Father of Genetics''".

Biography

Friedrich Franz graduated in 1831 the University of Prague as Doctor of Philosophy and Liberal Arts. Before he came in 1842 to

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, he taught physics at a philosophical institute (type of grammar school) in

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(Brünn). Franz was the first lecturer on the

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process in

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. He started experimenting already in 1839, the same year that

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developed this method of taking photographs. He also arranged exhibitions. The fact that this photographic process took roots in Moravia is attributable to him. Franz is believed to be the author of photography of "'' Corpus Christi''" taken in Brno on 10 June 1841, which is the first

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photography in the

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and one of the first photographies worldwide.Pavel Scheufler
Teze k dějinám fotografie v letech 1839 – 1918
scheufler.cz He is also believed to be the author of the first portrait photos in the Czech lands. In 1841 he made photo portraits of Brno Bishop

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.Vilém Mikyška
Daguerrotypie v Čechách a na Slovensku od roku 1839
''www.fotografovani.cz'' In Olomouc, Gregor Johann Mendel was one of the most favourite Franz's students. Franz immediately recognized his great talent, and they soon became good friends. They debated a number of topics, such as the origin of the

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and of life as such, the development of

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's philosophy and the purpose of human life. Franz also provided the newest scientific literature to Mendel and recommended him to enter the St Thomas's Abbey, where Mendel later defined his famous laws of inheritance. In 1844 Franz became the dean of the Faculty of Philosophy. After the Austrian government dissolved the Olomouc Faculty of Philosophy following the students' and professors' participation on 1848 revolution, Franz became briefly the rector of the University in 1852, before he left and became a director of a grammar school in

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, while later he was a

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(Neureisch).

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