Franjo Iveković (September 19, 1834 – March 2, 1914) was a Croatian linguist, writer, theologian, professor, and rector of the University of Zagreb.

At the Faculty of Theology in Zagreb he taught Oriental languages[clarification needed] and biblical exegesis.

He was rector of the University of Zagreb in the academic year 1879-1880 and, after his mandate expired, he served as a prorector.

On the basis of the material collected by his deceased nephew Ivan Broz, along with his own research, he published an influential two-volume dictionary of Croatian in 1901.

He published his papers in various journals and periodicals, including Vienac, Rad, Književnik, and Katolički list, among others Iveković died in Zagreb.