Franz Thomas Bruss (born 27 September 1949 in Kleinblittersdorf (Saarland))[2] is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, where he had been director of "Mathématiques Générales" and co-director of the probability chair, and where he continues his research as invited professor.
nat at Saarbrücken with his thesis Hinreichende Kriterien für das Aussterben von modifizierten Verzweigungsprozessen (Sufficient Conditions for the Extinction of Modified Branching Processes) under Professor Gerd Schmidt, and the legal Dr. en sciences of Belgium one year later.
In 1990 he returned to Europe as professor of mathematics at Vesalius College, Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
In 1993 he was appointed chair of Mathématiques Générales and Probability at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, where he has stayed since then.
In 2004 he received the Jacques Deruyts Prize (period 2000–2004) for distinguished contributions to mathematics from the Belgian Academy of Science Académie Royale de Belgique.