Strauss, Josef 08/20/1827 - 07/22/1870

Josef Strauss (* August 20, 1827 in Mariahilf bei Wien (Vienna); † July 22, 1870 in Wien) was an Austrian engineer, inventor, composer and conductor.

He was a younger brother of Johann Strauss (son 1825-1899).

Although the name Strauss is often found with ß (scharfes S) in reference books, Strauss himself mostly wrote his name with ss.

Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Strauss

(Translated into English from the German version)