Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Voigtländer
Parallel form(s) of name
- Voigtlander & Sohn, Braunschweig
- Voigtlander
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1797-1972
History
Voigtländer was founded in Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, in 1797, by Johann Christoph Voigtländer. Voigtländer produced mathematical instruments, precision mechanical products, optical instruments, including optical measuring instruments and opera glasses, and is the oldest name in cameras.
Voigtländer was a significant long-established company within the optics and photographic industry, headquartered in Braunschweig, Germany, and today continues as a trademark for a range of photographic products.