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Ernst Karl Abbe
1840 – 1905
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryErnst Karl Abbe, was a German businessman, optical engineer, physicist, and social reformer. Together with Otto Schott and Carl Zeiss, he developed numerous optical instruments. He was also a co-owner of Carl Zeiss AG, a German manufacturer of scientific microscopes, astronomical telescopes, planetariums, and other advanced optical systems.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 23, 1840
Eisenach
Date of death
January 14, 1905
Jena
Citizenship
Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Occupations & fields
physicistastronomeruniversity teacherlens designerstatisticianentrepreneur
Awards & honours
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Arthonorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Notable works
Abbe sine conditionAbbe numberAbbe refractometerAbbe prism
- Field and occupation
- nemecký fyzik (1840 – 1905)
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