Carl Zeiss AG

Summary

Carl Zeiss AG is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,069 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Carl Zeiss AG's field of work was instrumentation engineering^[3].
• Carl Zeiss AG received the Innovation Prize of the German Economy^[4].
• Carl Zeiss AG was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance^[5].
• Carl Zeiss AG was a member of Camera & Imaging Products Association^[6].
• Carl Zeiss AG was a member of Wettbewerbszentrale e.V.^[7].
• Carl Zeiss AG is in the country of Germany^[8].
• Carl Zeiss AG's instance of is recorded as business^[9].
• Carl Zeiss AG's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[10].
• Carl Zeiss AG's founder is recorded as Carl Zeiss^[11].
• Carl Zeiss AG is owned by Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung^[12].
• Carl Zeiss AG's headquarters location is recorded as Oberkochen^[13].
• Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss Meditec^[14].
• Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss (United Kingdom)^[15].
• Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss (Israel)^[16].
• Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss (Australia)^[17].
• Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss Microscopy^[18].
• Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss (Russia & CIS)^[19].
• Carl Zeiss AG's Commons category is recorded as Carl Zeiss (company)^[20].
• Carl Zeiss AG's industry is recorded as optics^[21].
• Carl Zeiss AG's industry is recorded as Precision engineering and optical industry^[22].
• November 17, 1846 marks the founding of Carl Zeiss AG^[23].
• Carl Zeiss AG's location of formation is recorded as Jena^[24].
• Carl Zeiss AG's parent organization or unit is recorded as Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung^[25].
• Carl Zeiss AG's official website is recorded as https://www.zeiss.com^[26].
• Carl Zeiss AG's official website is recorded as https://www.zeiss.de^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300WPG2U0W6ZMS511^[28]

• Registered legal name: Carl Zeiss Inc^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: US-MN^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): 8888^[32]

• Other legal form: CORPORATION^[33]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[34]

• LEI registration status: LAPSED^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2013-08-14^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2023-08-04^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2014-08-14^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[39]

• Registration authority: RA999999^[40]

• Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING^[41]

Body

Founding

Carl Zeiss AG's founder is recorded as Carl Zeiss^[11]. November 17, 1846 marks the founding of it^[23]. Its location of formation is recorded as Jena^[24].

Identity

Carl Zeiss AG's short name is recorded as CZ^[42].

Operations

Carl Zeiss AG's headquarters location is recorded as Oberkochen^[13]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung^[25]. Subsidiaries include Carl Zeiss Meditec^[14], a business^[43], in Germany^[44], founded in 2002^[45], headquartered in Jena^[46]; Carl Zeiss (United Kingdom)^[15], a business^[47], in United Kingdom^[48], headquartered in Cambridge^[49]; Carl Zeiss (Israel)^[16]; Carl Zeiss (Australia)^[17]; Carl Zeiss Microscopy^[18], a business^[50], in Germany^[51], founded in 2012^[52], headquartered in Jena^[53]; and Carl Zeiss (Russia & CIS)^[19].

Industry

Industries include optics^[21] and Precision engineering and optical industry^[22]. Carl Zeiss AG's field of work was instrumentation engineering^[3].

Ownership

Carl Zeiss AG is owned by Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung^[12]. Products include binoculars^[54], coordinate-measuring machine^[55], and bilge diving meter^[56].

Recognition

Carl Zeiss AG received the Innovation Prize of the German Economy^[4].

Why It Matters

Carl Zeiss AG ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,069 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

FAQs

What awards did Carl Zeiss AG receive?

Honors received include Innovation Prize of the German Economy^[4].