Leitz may refer to several German companies:
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Esselte Leitz GmbH & Co KG
The Esselte Leitz GmbH & Co KG, also Leitz, is a German manufacturer of office products. The company, which is headquartered in Stuttgart, is owned by Esselte since 1998, who in turn were acquired by ACCO Brands in 2017. Today the brand Leitz is u ...
, founded by Louis Leitz in 1896, a German manufacturer of office products
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Louis Leitz
Louis Leitz (2 May 1846 – 18 May 1918) was a German inventor and founder of Esselte Leitz GmbH & Co KG, trained as a woodturner and also worked as a mechanic.
Biography
Leitz was born in Ingersheim. In 1896 he made some important changes in ...
(1846–1918), German inventor and founder of Esselte Leitz GmbH & Co KG
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Leitz GmbH & Co. KG, founded by
Albert Leitz in 1876, a German manufacturer of machine tooling for wood and plastics
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Ernst Leitz GmbH
Ernst Leitz GmbH was a German corporation based in Wetzlar, a German centre for optics as well as an important location for the precision engineering industry, now divided into four independent companies:
* Leica Camera, manufacturer of camera a ...
, founded by Ernst Leitz, a former German firm now divided into three independent companies:
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Leica Camera
Leica Camera AG () is a German company that manufactures cameras, optical lenses, photographic lenses, binoculars, Telescopic sight, rifle scopes and microscopes. The company was founded by Ernst Leitz in 1869 (Ernst Leitz Wetzlar), in Wetz ...
, manufacturer of cameras
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Leica Geosystems
Leica Geosystems (formerly known as Wild Heerbrugg or just Wild) based in eastern Switzerland produces products and systems for surveying and geographical measurement (geomatics). Its products employ a variety of technologies including GPS sat ...
, manufacturer of geodetic equipment
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Leica Microsystems
Leica Microsystems GmbH is a German microscope manufacturing company. It is a manufacturer of optical microscopes, equipment for the preparation of microscopic specimens and related products. There are ten plants in eight countries with distribu ...
, manufacturer of microscopes and owner of the Leica brand
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