| Discipline: | geology |
| Main Interests: | glacier phenomena |
| Known For: | "father of winter mountaineering" |
| Education: | theology (1814 - 1818 natural science (1818)[1] |
Franz Joseph Hugi (1791–1855) was a Swiss geologist and teacher who was called the "father of winter mountaineering," and was author of two pioneer works on glacier phenomena.