Carl Zeiss
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Summary
Carl Zeiss was born on September 11, 1816[1], in Weimar[2]. He died on December 3, 1888[3], in Jena[4]. He worked as an entrepreneur[5], photographer[6], physicist[7], and engineer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,091 views/month, #7,084 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Johannisfriedhof[10]
- Child: Roderich Zeiss[11]
- Country of citizenship: Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach[12]
- Field of work: optics[13]
- Employer: Carl Zeiss AG[14]
- Educated at: Friedrich Schiller University Jena[15], Wilhelm-Ernst-Gymnasium[16]
- Sex or gender: male[17]
- Commons category: Carl Zeiss[18]
- Family name: Zeiss[19]
- Given name: Carl[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Carl Zeiss[21]
- Commons gallery: Carl Zeiss[22]
- Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[25]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: German[26]
- Name in native language: Carl Friedrich Zeiss[27]
- Sibling: Gustav Zeiss[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: NADD Wikidata project[29]
- Has works in the collection: Museum Elburg[30]
- Writing language: German[31]
- Related category: Category:Things named after Carl Zeiss[32]
- Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[33]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Carl Zeiss include Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung[34], a foundation[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1889[37], headquartered in Jena[38]; Carl-Zeiss-Gymnasium Jena[39], a gymnasium[40], in Germany[41], founded in 1963[42]; and Zeiss Research Award[43], a science award[44], in Germany[45], founded in 1987[46].
Why It Matters
Carl Zeiss has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for him include Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung[34], a foundation[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1889[37], headquartered in Jena[38]; Carl-Zeiss-Gymnasium Jena[39], a gymnasium[40], in Germany[41], founded in 1963[42]; and Zeiss Research Award[43], a science award[44], in Germany[45], founded in 1987[46].
FAQs
Where was Carl Zeiss born?
Carl Zeiss was born in Weimar[2].
Where did Carl Zeiss die?
Carl Zeiss died in Jena[4].
What did Carl Zeiss do for work?
Carl Zeiss worked as an entrepreneur[5], photographer[6], physicist[7], and engineer[8].
Where did Carl Zeiss go to school?
Carl Zeiss was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[15] and Wilhelm-Ernst-Gymnasium[16].