1816

Events in 1816 2

• 1816 – 1888 Carl Zeiss (1816-1888) Died 3 December 1888, aged 72 Carl Zeiss was a German precision engineer who founded the optical company bearing his name in Jena in 1846. Working with scientist Ernst Abbe, he transformed lens manufacturing from a craft into an applied science. He died in Jena on 3 December 1888, and the company he founded remains a major optics manufacturer today.
• 1816 – 1855 Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) Died 31 March 1855, aged 38 Charlotte Bronte, author of the novel Jane Eyre, died in Haworth, England, while pregnant, likely from complications related to severe morning sickness. She was the last surviving of the Bronte literary siblings. Her novels remain among the most widely read works of English literature.