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Ernst Abbe

German Physicist

Died when: 64 years 357 days (779 months)
Star Sign: Aquarius

 

Ernst Abbe

Ernst Karl Abbe HonFRMS (23 January 1840 – 14 January 1905) was a German physicist, optical scientist, entrepreneur, 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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