Ernst Abbe
German physicist
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Ernst Karl Abbe HonFRMS was a German businessman, optical engineer, physicist, and social reformer. Together with Otto Schott and Carl Zeiss, he developed numerous optical instruments. Wikipedia
Born: January 23, 1840, Eisenach, Germany
Died: January 14, 1905 (age 64 years), Jena, Germany
Education: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, and University of Göttingen
Parents: Elisabeth Christina Barchfeldt and Georg Adam Abbe
Spouse: Else Snell (m. 1871–1905)
Known for: Abbe refractometer; Abbe number