ZEISS celebrates 200th birthday of its founding father

16 August 2016
Carl Zeiss Day and German Optical Museum in Jena
ZEISS celebrates the 200th birthday of its company founder with many different activities and events. A Carl Zeiss biography was published in May, and in September there will be an exhibition about the visionary entrepreneur that illustrates his life and work. The highlight of the celebrations was Carl Zeiss Day on 11 September 2016 in Jena.

9 August 2016
Stand purported to have been made by Carl Zeiss himself
To mark the 200th birthday of its founding father on 11 September 2016, the ZEISS Archives acquired a historical microscope. It is highly likely that the simple microscope, which dates back to 1850, was made by none other than Carl Zeiss himself.

7 June 2016
Winners of the Elementary School Contest Visit ZEISS
Today in the German city of Jena, eleven students from the Galileo Winzerla school visited ZEISS. They came first in the “Who is Carl Zeiss?” contest for grade school classes held in honor of the 200th birthday of Carl Zeiss.

5 April 2016
German Optical Museum to become a reality
With the support of partners from industry, science and the city, the German Optical Museum will be built in the city of Jena. ZEISS seized the initiative to make this museum a reality on the occasion of the 200th birthday of its company founder. The goal is to establish a foundation which will become the sponsor of the German Optical Museum.

10 September 2015
ZEISS celebrates 200th birthday of its founding father
Carl Friedrich Zeiss was born in the German city of Weimar on 11 September 1816. ZEISS celebrates the 200th birthday of its founding father by organizing many different activities and events – in addition to Carl Zeiss Day on 11 September 2016 in downtown Jena, there are plans for a touring exhibition and a book.