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. Personal life Else Snell Abbe was born 23 January 1840 in Eisenach , Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach , [1] to Georg Adam Abbe and Elisabeth Christina Barchfeldt. [2] He came from a humble home – his father was a foreman in a spinnery. Supported by his father's employer, Abbe was able to attend secondary school and to obtain the general qualification for university entrance with fairly good grades, at the Eisenach Gymnasium, which he graduated from in 1857. [3] By the time he left school, his scientific talent and his strong will had already become obvious. Thus, in spite of th...
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