József Kiss (engineer)
József Kiss | |
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Portrait of József Kiss | |
| Born | 19 March 1748 |
| Died | 13 March 1813 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Occupation | engineer |
| Known for | Great Bačka Canal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Hydrotechnical engineering |
József Kiss de Kissáros (Hungarian: kissárosi Kiss József; Serbian Cyrillic: Јожеф Киш; 19 March 1748 – 13 March 1813) was a Hungarian hydrotechnical engineer. He is best known for his work as the architect of the Great Bačka Canal/Ferenc-csatorna, an important hydrotechnical and transport structure in the Bačka/Bácska region of modern-day Serbia and Hungary. Architects built upon his ideas and incorporated the canal into the Danube-Tisa-Danube Canal system.