Anselm Franz

Anselm Franz
Born
Anselm Franz

(1900-01-21)January 21, 1900
Schladming, Austro-Hungarian Empire
DiedNovember 18, 1994(1994-11-18) (aged 94)
Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationGraz University of Technology (BS)
University of Berlin (PhD)
OccupationJet engine engineer

Anselm Franz (January 21, 1900—November 18, 1994) was a pioneering Austrian jet engine engineer known for the development of the Jumo 004, the world's first mass-produced turbojet engine by Nazi Germany during World War II, and his work on turboshaft designs in the United States after the war as part of Operation Paperclip, including the Lycoming T53, the Honeywell T55, the AGT-1500, and the PLF1A-2, the world's first high-bypass turbofan engine.: 235 

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