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Ernst Abbe
Ernst Abbe · Emil Tesch (* 1860; † 1931), deutscher Fotograf in Jena. (Emil Tesch wird im Internet nie als Fotograf genannt, auf [1] findet man jedoch unter der Bildnummer port-010274 eine Reproduktion mit der expliziten Fotografen-Nennung. Lebensdaten von Emil Tesch nach [2] .), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Person

Ernst Abbe

1840 – 1905 · aged 65

German physicist (1840-1905)

Born
23 Jan 1840 · Eisenach
Died
14 Jan 1905 · Jena

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 75 years
  1. 23 Jan 1840BornBorn in Eisenach
  2. 1877 – 1900RoleDirector
  3. 1882AwardHonorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
  4. 1903AwardBavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
  5. 14 Jan 1905DiedDied in Jena

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1840 – 1905).

  1. 1853 – 1856Crimean War
  2. 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
  3. 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
  4. 18961896 Summer Olympics
  5. 1898Spanish–American War
  6. 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War

Biography

Ernst Karl Abbe (23 January 1840 – 14 January 1905), 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.

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