Adalbert Nikolaus Fuchs, also known as Adalbert Fuchs, was born on June 5, 1814, in Wieden near Vienna and died on January 7, 1886, in Kritzendorf. He was an Austrian agricultural scientist and a professor of agriculture at the k.k. Polytechnic Institute (now the Technical University) in Vienna, where he served as rector from 1869 to 1870. Fuchs held the title of Dr. med. et phil. and was the father of the physician Ernst Fuchs. From 1855 until his death, he was the permanent secretary of the k.k. Agricultural Society in Vienna. He organized numerous exhibitions, including one at the World Exhibition in 1873. In this role, Fuchs was also instrumental in the further development of the Klosterneuburg School of Viticulture, which was founded on March 1, 1860, at the initiative of the Agricultural Society.