Ernst Karl Abbe 1840 - 1905
- occupation:
- Optical designer, Optical researcher, Physicist
- Nationality:
- German
- born in:
- Eisenach, Erfurt, Thüringen, Germany
Professor at the University of Jena, Germany, closely associated (from 1866) with the company of Carl Zeiss with respect to optical design producing the first type of refractometer and microscope development