Category
page 1Lens designers
Ernst Abbe
German physicist (1840-1905)

John Dollond
English optician, known for his achromatic doublets
Joseph Petzval
Slovak physicist, mathematician and inventor (1807-1891)
Warren De la Rue
British astronomer, chemist and photographer (1815–1889)
Ignazio Porro
Italian inventor (1801–1875)

Carl Kellner
German businessman (1826–1855)
Harold Dennis Taylor
British optical designer
Pierre Angénieux
French engineer and optician (1907–1998)
Walter Mandler
German lens designer (1922–2005)
Pierre-Louis Guinand
Swiss lens maker (1748-1824)
Charles Gorrie Wynne
British engineer (1911–1999)
John Henry Dallmeyer
Optician, photographer (1830–1883)
Chester Moore Hall
British lawyer and inventor
Thomas Grubb
Irish engineer and telescope builder (1800–1878)