Carl Zeiss

Carl Zeiss was a German scientific instrument maker, optician and businessman. In 1846 he founded his workshop, which is still in business as Zeiss. Zeiss gathered a group of gifted practical and theoretical opticians and glass makers to reshape most aspects of optical instrument production.

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Who was born first?

• Carl Zeiss and Rudolf Wolf were born the same year
• Carl Zeiss and Charles-Eugène Delaunay were born the same year
• Carl Zeiss and Catherine Wolfe Bruce were born the same year
• Carl Zeiss and Ion Ghica were born the same year
• Carl Zeiss and Charles Frédéric Gerhardt were born the same year

Timeline

1. Carl Zeiss (this page)September 11, 1816 – December 3, 1888
2. Catherine Wolfe BruceJanuary 22, 1816 – March 13, 1900
3. Charles Frédéric GerhardtAugust 21, 1816 – August 19, 1856
4. Charles-Eugène DelaunayApril 9, 1816 – August 5, 1872
5. Ion GhicaAugust 12, 1816 – May 7, 1897
6. Rudolf WolfJuly 7, 1816 – December 6, 1893

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