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Ernst Abbe

Eisenach 1840 - Jena 1905
German physicist, optical scientist, entrepreneur, and social reformer; founded with Carl Zeiss and Otto Schott modern optical science
(Wikipedia)

Klaus-Dieter Locke
2015

Description

Statue of Ernst Abbe sitting on a stone bench.

Inscription(s)

Ernst Abbbe
* 23. Januar 1840 in Eisenach
† 14. Januar 1905 in Jena
Physiker, Statistiker, Optiker, Sozialreformer
und Unternehmer.
Zusammen mit Carl Zeiss und Otto Schott
schuf er die Grundlagen der modernen Optik.

Sculptor

Klaus-Dieter Locke (1953), German painter and sculptor from Bad Berka (Website).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Theaterplatz (Eisenach).
Welt.de, 4 Juni 2015, Bronzeskulptur erinnert in Eisenach an Ernst Abbe.

Locatie (N 50°58'38" - E 10°19'20") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deth083; Photograph: 10 October 2018
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