Franz Anton von Gerstner

Franz Anton von Gerstner

Franz Anton Ritter von Gerstner (11 May 1796 – 12 April 1840)[1] was a civil engineer, professor and railway pioneer born in the Kingdom of Bohemia in what was then the Habsburg monarchy.

  1. ^ Gamst, Frederick C. "Franz Anton Ritter von Gerstner, Student of America's Pioneering Railroads." Railroad History 163 (1990): 13-27.
    Citing R. von Liliencron, ed., Allgemeine deutsche Biographie 9 (Leipzig, 1879): 67-70; Christian G. Kayser, Bücher-Lexicon, 1841-1846 9 (Leipzig, 1848):