József Kiss (engineer)

The native form of this personal name is Kiss József. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
József Kiss de Kissáros
Portrait of József Kiss de Kissáros by Kálmán Tichy. Exhibited at the Lutheran Central Museum.
Born(1748-03-19)19 March 1748
Buda, Habsburg monarchy (modern-day Hungary)
Died13 March 1813(1813-03-13) (aged 64)
Sombor, Habsburg monarchy, (modern-day Serbia)
Occupationengineer
Known forGreat Bačka Canal
SpouseKarolina Fischer (m. 1782–1805)
ChildrenMihály Kiss (born 1784) Karolina Kiss (born 1786)
Scientific career
FieldsHydrotechnical engineering
PatronsMaria Theresa and Joseph II
Notable studentsJános Schmausz

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.

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