Karl Elsener (inventor)
Karl Elsener | |
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![]() Karl Elsener | |
Born |
Schwyz, Switzerland | October 9, 1860
Died | December 26, 1918 58) | (aged
Occupation | Knife cutler and entrepreneur |
Children | 1 |
Karl Elsener (9 October 1860 - 26 December 1918) was a Swiss cutler, inventor and entrepreneur.[1]
Karl Elsener completed an apprenticeship as a knife maker in Zug. After some journeyman years he opened a factory in Ibach, Switzerland[2] in 1884 for the manufacture of knives and surgical instruments.[3] He invented the Swiss army knife in 1891 and developed his knife manufacturing company into what has become Victorinox.[4]
From 1912 to 1918 Elsener was a member of the cantonal parliament of the Canton of Schwyz. He was married three times.
After him his son, Carl Elsener (1886-1950), and his grandson Carl Elsener senior (1922-2013) and his great-grandson Carl Elsener Jr. (born 1958) led the Victorinox company.
References
- ↑ 19th-Century Alpine Origins Encyclopedia.com
- ↑ "Carl Elsener". The Telegraph. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ↑ "The Swiss Army Knife is Headed For the U.S. Army". Warfare History. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ↑ Prestes a fazer 130 anos, canivete suíço abre vinhos, salva vidas e ajuda no parto de jumentas Jornal Folha de SP
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External links
- Erwin Horat: Elsener, Karl in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Official website Victorinox
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