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Carl Zeiss
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Carl Zeiss

Name	Zeiss, Carl Gender: M
born on	11 September 1816 at 18:00 (= 6:00 PM )
Place	Weimar (Thüringen), Germany, 50n59, 11e19
Timezone	LMT m11e19 (is local mean time)
Data source	Quoted BC/BR Rodden Rating AA Collector: Müller
Astrology data	18°47' 13°44 Asc. 08°27'

Biography

German maker of optical instruments commonly known for the company he founded, Carl Zeiss Jena. He became a notable lens-maker in the 1840s when he created high-quality lenses that were "wide open", or in other words, had a very large aperture range that allowed for very bright images. He did this in the city of Jena at a self-opened workshop, where he started his lens-making career. At first his lenses were only used in the production of microscopes, but when cameras were invented, his company began manufacturing high-quality lenses for cameras.

Zeiss's son had entered the business with him, but retired soon after Zeiss's death of natural causes on 3 December 1888. The business was incorporated as the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung in 1889. It gained an international reputation for the manufacture of optical instruments of all kinds, and remains in business to this day, where the company might be most known for its broad selection of optical scopes and binoculars.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

• business associate/partner relationship with Abbé, Ernst (born 23 January 1840)

Events

• Death, Cause unspecified 3 December 1888
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Source Notes

Taeger cites Arno Müler who quotes evangelisches Pfarramt (church registry)

Categories

• Vocation : Business : Business owner

• Vocation : Engineer : Other Engineer (optical engineer and inventor)

• Notable : Extraordinary Talents : For Problem Solving