Carl Zeiss AG

German manufacturer of optical systems
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Carl Zeiss AG
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Carl Zeiss AG

Summary

Carl Zeiss AG is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,787 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 is in the country of US[9].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's instance of is recorded as business[10].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's instance of is recorded as enterprise[11].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's founder is recorded as Carl Zeiss[12].
  • Carl Zeiss AG is owned by Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung[13].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's headquarters location is recorded as Oberkochen[14].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss Meditec[15].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss (United Kingdom)[16].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss (Israel)[17].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss (Australia)[18].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss Microscopy[19].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss (Russia & CIS)[20].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's Commons category is recorded as Carl Zeiss (company)[21].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's industry is recorded as optics[22].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's industry is recorded as Precision engineering and optical industry[23].
  • November 17, 1846 marks the founding of Carl Zeiss AG[24].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's location of formation is recorded as Jena[25].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's parent organization or unit is recorded as Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung[26].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's official website is recorded as https://www.zeiss.com[27].

Body

Founding

Carl Zeiss AG's founder is recorded as Carl Zeiss[12]. November 17, 1846 marks the founding of it[24]. Its location of formation is recorded as Jena[25].

Identity

Carl Zeiss AG's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CZ'}[28].

Operations

Carl Zeiss AG's headquarters location is recorded as Oberkochen[14]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung[26]. Subsidiaries include Carl Zeiss Meditec[15], a business[29], in Germany[30], founded in 2002[31], headquartered in Jena[32]; Carl Zeiss (United Kingdom)[16], a business[33], in United Kingdom[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]; Carl Zeiss (Israel)[17]; Carl Zeiss (Australia)[18]; Carl Zeiss Microscopy[19], a business[36], in Germany[37], founded in 2012[38], headquartered in Jena[39]; and Carl Zeiss (Russia & CIS)[20].

Industry

Industries include optics[22] and Precision engineering and optical industry[23]. Carl Zeiss AG's field of work was instrumentation engineering[3].

Ownership

Carl Zeiss AG is owned by Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung[13]. Products include binoculars[40], coordinate-measuring machine[41], and bilge diving meter[42].

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 (2,787 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did Carl Zeiss AG receive?

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

References

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  1. [8] . lobbyfacts.eu. lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [3] . Q132230989. Retrieved . n2t.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [23] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wi-fi.org. Retrieved . wi-fi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [6] . cipa.jp. Retrieved . cipa.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [7] . wettbewerbszentrale.de. Retrieved . wettbewerbszentrale.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [40] . Q132230989. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [41] . wikidata.org.
  28. [42] . Q132230989. Retrieved . n2t.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Headquarters location Jena, Oberkochen
    Board member Ernst Abbe
    Field of work instrumentation engineering
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