became 'Superior General of the Society of Jesus in Russia and Naples'. Plans were on to send an overland mission to China when Gruber died after an accidental fire at his Saint Petersburg residence on April 7, 1805. See also Jurij Vega References Inglot, M., La Compagnia di Gesù nel Impero Russo (1772-1820), Rome, 1997. Pierling, P., G. Gruber et les jésuites réfugiés en Russie, Meudon, 1999. External links 1740 births 1805 deaths 18th-century Austrian Jesuits Superiors General of the Society of Jesus Carniolan astronomers 19th-century Austrian Jesuits Carniolan Jesuits Carniolan engineers