Private company

Goerz

Historical German company for photographic lenses and cameras

C. P. Goerz was founded in 1886 by Carl Paul Goerz. Originally, it made geometrical drawing instruments for schools.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1886Founded1
  • HeadquartersBerlin1
  • Founded inBerlin1
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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The story

Founded by Carl Paul Goerz in 1886, in Berlin.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • camera lens
  • still camera

Listed on Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Sendlinger Optische Glaswerke GmbH1

Timeline

  1. 1926Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1886Founded Founded in Berlin1

Sources

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