Fronius
Fronius is a German surname of Transylvanian Saxon origin.[1] The Fronius family maintained an aristocratic status within the autonomous region of Siebenbürgen.
People with the surname include:
- Andreas Fronius (c. 1500-?), city magistrate of Kronstadt, Siebenbürgen, and father of Matthias Fronius
- Franz Friedrich Fronius (1829–1886), Transylvanian-Saxon botanist, ethnologist and Lutheran cleric
- Günter Fronius (born 1907-2015), entrepreneur, founder of Fronius International GmbH
- Hans Fronius (1903-1988), Austrian painter and illustrator
- Marcus Fronius (1659-1713), Lutheran theologian, pedagogue and author
- Matthias Fronius (1522-1588), Lutheran cleric and city magistrate of Kronstadt
References[]
- ^ Myss Walter (ed.), Encyclopaedia of the Transylvanian Saxons, Word and World, 1993, p. 135
This page lists people with the surname Fronius.
If an intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
Categories:
- Surnames
- Latin-language surnames
- Transylvanian-Saxon people
- Surnames of Hungarian origin