About
Ernst Leitz II (1 March 1871 – 15 June 1956) was a German business person and humanitarian. He was the second head of the optics company now known as Leica Camera and organized the Leica Freedom Train to allow people, most of whom were Jewish, to escape from Germany during Nazi times.
From Wikipedia’s article on Ernst Leitz senior, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Leica CameraFounder3
Sources
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- 1WikidataErnst Leitz senior on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaErnst Leitz senior on Wikipedia
- 3WikidataLeica Camera, Founder