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Ernst Abbe

Ernst Abbe
Image: Emil Tesch (* 1860; † 1931), deutscher Fotograf in Jena. (Emil Tesch wird im Internet nie als Fotograf genannt, auf [1] findet man jedoch unter der Bildnummer port-010274 eine Reproduktion mit der expliziten Fotografen-Nennung. Lebensdaten von Emil Tesch nach [2].) · Public domain · source

Ernst Karl Abbe, was a German businessman, optical engineer, physicist, and social reformer. Together with Otto Schott and Carl Zeiss, he developed numerous optical instruments.

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  1. Émile DuclauxJune 24, 1840 – May 3, 1904
  2. Émile LemoineNovember 22, 1840 – February 21, 1912
  3. Ernst Abbe (this page)January 23, 1840 – January 14, 1905
  4. Friedrich KohlrauschOctober 14, 1840 – January 17, 1910
  5. Lars Fredrik NilsonMay 27, 1840 – May 14, 1899
  6. Per Teodor CleveFebruary 10, 1840 – June 18, 1905

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