Franz M. Eybl is Professor of Modern German Literature at the University of Vienna.

His research focuses amongst others on Heinrich von Kleist, history and theory of literature, literature of the 20th century. He is also interested in topics influenced by cultural studies like media theory, media history and the circulation of texts.

Franz M. Eybl is a Visiting Fellow at CAS in November 2015 upon invitation from Prof. Dr. Christine Haug (Senior Researcher in Residence 2015/16).