Carl Zeiss

Summary

Carl Zeiss is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Weimar^[2]. He was born on September 11, 1816^[3]. He died in Jena^[4]. He died on December 3, 1888^[5]. He worked as an entrepreneur^[6], photographer^[7], physicist^[8], and engineer^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (660 views/month, #7,084 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Carl Zeiss's place of birth was Weimar^[2].
• Carl Zeiss passed away in Jena^[4].
• Carl Zeiss was born on September 11, 1816^[3].
• Carl Zeiss died on December 3, 1888^[5].
• Burial took place at Johannisfriedhof^[11].
• A child of Carl Zeiss was Roderich Zeiss^[12].
• Carl Zeiss held citizenship in Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach^[13].
• Carl Zeiss's professions included entrepreneur^[6].
• Carl Zeiss's professions included photographer^[7].
• Carl Zeiss's professions included physicist^[8].
• Carl Zeiss worked as an engineer^[9].
• Carl Zeiss's field of work was optics^[14].
• Among Carl Zeiss's employers was Carl Zeiss AG^[15].
• Carl Zeiss's education included a stint at Friedrich Schiller University Jena^[16].
• Carl Zeiss was educated at Wilhelm-Ernst-Gymnasium^[17].
• Carl Zeiss is recorded as male^[18].
• Carl Zeiss's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Carl Zeiss's Commons category is recorded as Carl Zeiss^[20].
• Carl Zeiss's family name is recorded as Zeiss^[21].
• Carl Zeiss's given name is recorded as Carl^[22].
• Carl Zeiss's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carl Zeiss^[23].
• Carl Zeiss's Commons gallery is recorded as Carl Zeiss^[24].
• Carl Zeiss's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie^[25].
• Carl Zeiss's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Carl Zeiss's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)^[27].

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Origins and Family

Carl Zeiss was born in Weimar^[2]. He was born on September 11, 1816^[3].

Education

Educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena^[16], a public university^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1558^[30], headquartered in Jena^[31] and Wilhelm-Ernst-Gymnasium^[17], a gymnasium^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1711^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include entrepreneur^[6], photographer^[7], physicist^[8], and engineer^[9]. Carl Zeiss's field of work was optics^[14]. He was employed by Carl Zeiss AG^[15].

Personal Life

A child of Carl Zeiss was Roderich Zeiss^[12].

Death and Burial

Carl Zeiss died on December 3, 1888^[5]. He passed away in Jena^[4]. Burial took place at Johannisfriedhof^[11].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Carl Zeiss include Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung^[35], a foundation^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1889^[38], headquartered in Jena^[39]; Carl-Zeiss-Gymnasium Jena^[40], a gymnasium^[41], in Germany^[42], founded in 1963^[43]; and Zeiss Research Award^[44], a science award^[45], in Germany^[46], founded in 1987^[47].

Why It Matters

Carl Zeiss ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (660 views/month, #7,084 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for him include Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung^[35], a foundation^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1889^[38], headquartered in Jena^[39]; Carl-Zeiss-Gymnasium Jena^[40], a gymnasium^[41], in Germany^[42], founded in 1963^[43]; and Zeiss Research Award^[44], a science award^[45], in Germany^[46], founded in 1987^[47].

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 entrepreneur^[6], photographer^[7], physicist^[8], and engineer^[9].

Where did Carl Zeiss go to school?

Carl Zeiss was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena^[16] and Wilhelm-Ernst-Gymnasium^[17].