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Carl Zeiss
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Carl Zeiss was a German optical physicist who lived from 1816 to 1888 and made significant contributions to the field of optics. While the provided context is limited, his work in optical physics during the 19th century established foundations that influenced optical science and technology.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carl
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
- Place of birth
- Weimar
- Place of death
- Jena
- Occupation
- engineer
- Educated at
- Wilhelm-Ernst-Gymnasium
- Employer
- Carl Zeiss AG
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- optics
- Image
- Carl Zeiss (6909161791).jpg
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- Commons category
- Carl Zeiss
- date of birth
- 1816-09-11
- date of death
- 1888-12-03
- Commons gallery
- Carl Zeiss
- name in native language
- Carl Friedrich Zeiss
- writing language
- German
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Carl Zeiss ( German: [kaʁl ˈtsaɪs]; 11 September 1816 – 3 December 1888) 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. His collaboration with Ernst Abbe revolutionized optical theory and practical design of microscopes. Their quest to extend these advances brought Otto Schott into the enterprises to revolutionize optical glass manufacture. The firm of Carl Zeiss grew to one of the largest and most respected optical firms in the world.
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