Private company

Leitz Wetzlar

Logo: Leitz Camera, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Leitz Wetzlar is a trademark founded in 1869.1 It was founded by Carl Kellner.1 It is part of AEG.1 It ceased to exist in 1986.1

Das Unternehmen Leitz wurde 1869 von Ernst Leitz als Nachfolgeunternehmen des von Carl Kellner (Unternehmensgründer) 1849 in Wetzlar gegründeten Optischen Instituts gegründet. Schnell wurde es zu einem führenden Anbieter von Mikroskopen, ab 1924 auch von Kameras. Nach Fusionen 1986 und 1990 wurde eine große „Leica Gruppe“ gebildet, die jedoch 1996/97 wieder aufgelöst wurde. Es entstanden die Tochterunternehmen Leica Microsystems, Leica Camera und Leica Geosystems.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1869Founded1
  • IndustryManufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment, Precision engineering and optical industry1

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Corporate structure

Leitz Wetzlar is part of a group headed by Daimler-Benz AG. 33 entities, 6 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Carl Kellner in 1869.1

Leadership

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Board members and other officers (2)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1986Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1869Founded Founded1

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