Historical FiguresOptician, Entrepreneur
Carl Zeiss
1816 - 1888
Optical engineer whose firm set global lens standards
Quick Facts
Born
1816
Died
1888
Profession
Optician, Entrepreneur
Nationality
German
Biography
Jena workshop evolved with physicist Ernst Abbe into Zeiss AG, pioneering microscopes and camera lenses central to science and photography.
Historical Significance
Zeiss optics advanced microbiology, astronomy and imaging industries
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