Joseph Franz Kaiser

Joseph Franz Kaiser (11 March 1786 in Graz – 19 September 1859 in Graz) was an army officer, bookbinder, lithographer and publisher from the Styrian region of Austria. His sons Eduard and Alexander were also lithographers.

Life

In 1806 he is recorded as a member of Graz's militia cavalry and when the militia developed into the Landwehr in 1808 he rose to officer rank, becoming an ensign on 29 March 1809. As a member of the 2nd Graz Landwehr-Battalion and commander of its 6th Company, he fought at the battle of Raab under the command of Archduke John of Austria.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 30629353 LCCN: n87141671 GND: 129880159

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