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...was a German politician during the Weimar Republic, who dedicated herself especially to social welfare. She was the oldest dauther of Ernst Abbe. Grete Unrein chaired the mother's home in jena, was board member of the patriotic institute of Red Corss women's clubs and patron as well as board member of the reading hall club.

...was a German jurist, legal historian, lecturer and politician. Twice, Eduard Rosenthal was named director of University of Jena. Moerover, he was honoured Privy Council. He was also counsellor for Ernst Abbe, coproprietor of Zeiss, and responsible for the progressive statutes of the Carl-Zeiss-foundation after 1890.

...was a German mathematician, physicist and pedagogue, who is considered the Nestor of modern ophthalmic optics thanks to his achievements regarding the science of optometry in Germany. He was director of the technical college for ophthalmic optics in Jena.

...was a German physician, zoologist, philosopher and freethinker, who developed Charles Darwin's ideas further into a special theory of evolution. With his popular texts and presentations, he contributed to the currency of Darwinism in Germany, which he wanted to incorporate in school curricula. In 1908, he donated the Phyletic Museum Jena.

...was a German manager, who managed Zeiss Jena together with Friedrich Schomerus and Victor Sandmann. Later, he became director of VEB Carl-Zeiss Jena. Furthermore, Hugo Schrade was National Laureate of Merit in science and technology for his exuberant achievements during the reconstruction of the Zeiss- and Schott-factory.

...was a German pre- and arts historian, professor at University of Jena, founder and long-time head of the Germanic Museum of University of Jena and one of the founding fathers of the pre- and early history studies in what is today Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. In 1852, during his studies in Jena, he became member of the student league Burschenschaft Arminia auf dem Burgkeller.

...was a German chemist, glass technician and entrepreneur. He developed glasses with entirely innovative optic characteristics. In 1884, together with Ernst Abbe, Roderich Zeiss and Carl Zeiss, he founded a laboratory for glass engineering, the later Jena glass works Schott & Genossen and today's Schott AG in Mainz.

...was a German engineer and physicist, who developed the planetarium, which was presented to the public in 1923. He was also chief executive officer at Carl-Zeiss Jena and lectured as special professor for astronomical physics at University of Jena.

...was a German author, poet, philosopher and historian. Furthermore, she was member and senior president of the Thuringian conference Beratende Landesversammlung Thüringen, the first designated pre-parliament of the anew-constructed Land Thuringia.

...was a physician, poet, philosopher and historian. He is regarded one of the most important German dramatists, lyric poets and essayists. In March 1797, Schiller bought a garden house in Jena, where he spent the summers from 1797 until 1799 with his family. In this house, some of Schiller's most important works were created, primarily great parts of "Wallenstein" and the beginning of "Maria Stuart".

...was a German physicist, statistician, optician, and industrial and social reformer. Together with Carl Zeiss and Otto Schott, he created the base for modern optics and developed numerous optical instruments.  From 1899 onwards, he was the lone business owner of the company Carl Zeiss and played a significant role in the foundation of the glass business Jenaer Glaswerk Schott & Gen. (today Schott AG). 

...was a German poet and natural scientist. He is regarded one of the most important creators of German poetry. As a friend and minister of Duke Carl August, he held political and administrative offices at the Court of Weimar and ran the court theatre during 25 years. Together with Schiller, Herder and Wieland, he represented the Weimar Classicism. His work "Faust" became famous as the most important creation of German literature.

...was a literary critic and writer during the romantic era as well as partner and wife of Friedrich Schlegel. The daughter of the Jewish Enlightenment philosopher Moses Mendelssohn was one of the most famous Jewish women who converted to Christianity in 1800. Together with Friedrich Schlegel, she lived in Jena - the city that, thanks to Novalis, Ludwig Tieck and Schelling, was established centre of the Literary Romantic.

...was a German mechanic and entrepreneur. From 1846, he produced microscopes in Jena. Together with Ernst Abbe, he succeeded in founding microscope construction scientifically. This was the cornerstone for the nowadays internationally operating enterprise Zeiss.