Facts: - death place: neustift im stubaital , austrian empire - birth name: franz xaverius senn - death date: 31 january 1884 - birth date: 19 march 1831 - name: franz senn - nationality: austrian - image: franz senn.jpg - birth place: langenfeld , Otztal , austrian empire - occupation: priest , mountaineer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of franz senn .
franz xaverius senn -lrb- 19 march 1831 -- 31 january 1884 -rrb- was an austrian priest and mountaineer who was among the first to promote alpinism and foster the early development of mountaineering in tyrol .his concern for the poverty of his parishioners led him to encourage tourism into the stubaital and Otztal valleys .senn was a founding member of the austrian and german alpine associations .the franz senn hutte and the sennkogel are named in his honour .senn 's passion for mountaineering led to his ascent of numerous 3,000-metre summits throughout the Otztal alps .