Person Zach; Franz Xaver (1754 - 1832) Zach Franz Xaver 1754 - 1832 Male 04 June 1754 Paris 02 September 1832

Engineer 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 Fellow 12/04/1804 Sources: Bulloch's Roll Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1832-1833 No 11 pp 152-153 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 4 Jun 1754 - 2 Sep 1832 NA7432 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/52446 fbe586c6-be8e-4126-86eb-4dd2947b9cc6