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.

Ernst Abbe was a physicist whose theoretical and technical innovations in optical theory led to great improvements in microscope design (such as the use of a condenser to provide strong, even illumination, introduced in 1870) and clearer understanding of magnification limits.

After the death of the company founder in 1888 and acquisition of the shares from Zeiss’ heirs, Ernst Abbe became the sole director of the industrial company. Together with Otto Schott, Carl Zeiss and Roderich Zeiss, Abbe founded Glastechnisches Labortorium Otto …

Ernst Karl Abbe [ˈabə] (* 23. Januar 1840 in Eisenach, Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach; † 14. Januar 1905 in Jena, Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach; auch Ernst Carl Abbe) war ein deutscher Physiker, Statistiker, Optiker, Industrieller und Sozialreformer.

Ernst Abbe was a German instument maker who made important improvements in lens design. Ernst Abbe's father, Georg Adam Abbe (1813-1874), worked as a spinner but found it extremely difficult to provide for his family.

Ernst Karl Abbe, a German physicist and optician, is considered one of the founders of modern optics along with Otto Schott and Carl Zeiss. Abbe developed numerous optical instruments and was a co-owner of Carl Zeiss AG, a German manufacturer of research microscopes, astronomical telescopes, and medical equipment.

Ernst Karl Abbe (23 January 1840 - 14 January 1905) was a German physicist and professor at the University of Jena. He was born in Eisenach and died in Jena. Abbe is best known for his work in optics. He designed the first refractometer, which he …

Ernst Abbe was a brilliant German mathematician and physicist who made several of the most important contributions to the design of lenses for optical microscopy. As a young boy, Abbe lived in an impoverished family where his father labored …

Ernst Karl Abbe (23 January 1840 - 14 January 1905) was a German physicist and Professor at the University of Jena. He was born in Eisenach and died in Jena. Abbe is best known for his work in optics. He designed the first refractometer, which he …

Ernst Abbe is a hero from an important time in history. I first learned his name because of the Abbe condenser that perfectly focuses light on the specimen in my microscope.