Franz Pitzinger

Franz Pitzinger (22 May 1858, Enzersdorf an der Fischa – 10 October 1933, Hofstetten-Grünau) was a naval architect in late-nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Austria-Hungary.[1][2]

Franz Pitzinger
Born(1858-05-22)22 May 1858
Enzersdorf an der Fischa
Died10 October 1933(1933-10-10) (aged 75)
Hofstetten-Grünau
NationalityAustrian
EducationVienna University of Technology
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
ProjectsErsatz Monarch-class battleship
AwardsOrder of Franz Joseph

He studied mechanical engineering at the Vienna University of Technology and started his career at Clayton & Shuttleworth. Pitzinger joined the Austro-Hungarian Navy in 1886. He spent much of his career at the naval arsenal in Pula. He had significant design responsibilities for the Erzherzog Karl-class battleships and the Radetzky-class battleships. He led the design of the Ersatz Monarch-class battleships which were cancelled when World War I broke out in 1914. In 1914 he was promoted to Naval Constructor General. His naval career ended in 1918 with the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian empire.

References
  1. "Viribus Unitis – 3D: The story of Franz Pitzinger". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. "Pitzinger, Franz". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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