Franz Pacher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz Pacher

Austrian engineer

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1919

Place of Birth: Havířov, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 03-Mar-2018

Profession: engineer, university teacher, civil engineer

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Franz Pacher (28 April 1919 in Prostrední Suchá, present-day Czech Republic – 3 March 2018 in Salzburg, Austria) was an Austrian civil engineer and a pioneer of modern tunneling.
He is one of three men who are considered to be the chief developers of the New Austrian Tunneling method (NATM).During the later years of his career, he was involved in nearly 90% of all tunnel constructions in Austria.