Heinrich Wöhlk (9 April 1913 – 23 December 1991 in Schönkirchen) was a

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optometrist Optometry is the healthcare practice concerned with examining the eyes for visual defects, prescribing corrective lenses, and detecting eye abnormalities. In the United States and Canada, optometrists are those that hold a post-baccalaureate f ...

Life

In 1940, German optometrist Heinrich Wöhlk invented plastic

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es, based on his experiments performed during the 1930s.NDR.de: Heinrich Woehlk - Leiden für die Linse
/ref> In 1951, he started his own company.

External links

Woehlk.com

References

German optometrists 20th-century German inventors German company founders 20th-century German businesspeople 1913 births 1991 deaths {{Germany-engineer-stub