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Ernst Abbe
HonFRMS
Born(1840-01-23)23 January 1840
Eisenach, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Died14 January 1905(1905-01-14) (aged 64)
Jena, German Empire
NationalityGerman
Alma mater
  • University of Göttingen
  • University of Jena
Known for
  • Abbe refractometer
  • Abbe number
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Optical engineering
InstitutionsUniversity of Jena
Doctoral advisor
  • Wilhelm Eduard Weber
  • Karl Snell
Doctoral studentsHeinrich Friedrich Weber
Other notable studentsGottlob Frege

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