Franz S. Exner

Franz S. Exner
Franz S. Exner
	Exner in 1915
Born	24 March 1849; Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died	15 October 1926 (aged 77); Vienna, Austria
Alma mater	University of Vienna
Known for	Pioneering physics in Austria
Spouse(s)	1. Auguste Bach; 2. Friederike Schuh
Parents	Franz Serafin Exner (1802–1853) (father); Charlotte Dusensy (1816–1859) (mother);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physicist
Institutions	University of Vienna
Doctoral advisor	Viktor von Lang
Other academic advisors	August Kundt; Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen;
Doctoral students	Friedrich Hasenöhrl; Marian Smoluchowski; Stefan Meyer; Lise Meitner; Felix Ehrenhaft; Karl Lark-Horovitz;

Franz Serafin Exner (24 March 1849 – 15 October 1926) was an Austrian physicist and professor at the University of Vienna. He is known for pioneering physical chemistry education in Austria. The early introduction to university curricula of subjects such as radioactivity, spectroscopy, electrochemistry electricity in the atmosphere, and color theory in Austria are often credited to him.

He advised many notable students including Stefan Meyer, Erwin Schrödinger, and Marian Smoluchowski.

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