Carl Zeiss AG

German manufacturer of optical systems
Organization business Q282186
Carl Zeiss AG
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Summary

Carl Zeiss AG is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,342 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Carl Zeiss AG's field of work was instrumentation engineering[3].
  • Carl Zeiss AG received the Innovation Prize of the German Economy[4].
  • Carl Zeiss AG was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance[5].
  • Carl Zeiss AG was a member of Camera & Imaging Products Association[6].
  • Carl Zeiss AG was a member of Wettbewerbszentrale e.V.[7].
  • Carl Zeiss AG is in the country of Germany[8].
  • Carl Zeiss AG is in the country of DE[9].
  • Carl Zeiss AG is in the country of CH[10].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's instance of is recorded as business[11].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's instance of is recorded as enterprise[12].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's founder is recorded as Carl Zeiss[13].
  • Carl Zeiss AG is owned by Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung[14].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's headquarters location is recorded as Oberkochen[15].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss Meditec[16].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss (United Kingdom)[17].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss (Israel)[18].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss (Australia)[19].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss Microscopy[20].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Carl Zeiss (Russia & CIS)[21].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's Commons category is recorded as Carl Zeiss (company)[22].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's industry is recorded as optics[23].
  • Carl Zeiss AG's industry is recorded as Precision engineering and optical industry[24].
  • November 17, 1846 marks the founding of Carl Zeiss AG[25].
  • 2004-03-22 marks the founding of Carl Zeiss AG[26].
  • 1958-07-04 marks the founding of Carl Zeiss AG[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 529900LN81IHTQV41F30[28]

  • Registered legal name: Carl Zeiss AG[29]

  • Legal jurisdiction: CH[30]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): MVII[32]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[33]

  • LEI registration status: ISSUED[34]

  • Entity created: 1958-07-04[35]

  • LEI first registered: 2014-01-17[36]

  • LEI last updated: 2025-11-29[37]

  • LEI next renewal: 2027-01-17[38]

  • Managing LOU: 5299000J2N45DDNE4Y28[39]

  • Registration authority: RA000549[40]

  • Authority entity ID: CHE-105.935.973[41]

  • Conformity flag: CONFORMING[42]

Body

Founding

Carl Zeiss AG's founder is recorded as Carl Zeiss[13]. Recorded inception include November 17, 1846[25], 2004-03-22[26], and 1958-07-04[27]. Its location of formation is recorded as Jena[43].

Identity

Carl Zeiss AG's short name is recorded as CZ[44].

Operations

Carl Zeiss AG's headquarters location is recorded as Oberkochen[15]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung[45]. Subsidiaries include Carl Zeiss Meditec[16], a business[46], in Germany[47], founded in 2002[48], headquartered in Jena[49]; Carl Zeiss (United Kingdom)[17], a business[50], in United Kingdom[51], headquartered in Cambridge[52]; Carl Zeiss (Israel)[18]; Carl Zeiss (Australia)[19]; Carl Zeiss Microscopy[20], a business[53], in Germany[54], founded in 2012[55], headquartered in Jena[56]; and Carl Zeiss (Russia & CIS)[21].

Industry

Industries include optics[23] and Precision engineering and optical industry[24]. Carl Zeiss AG's field of work was instrumentation engineering[3].

Ownership

Carl Zeiss AG is owned by Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung[14]. Products include binoculars[57], coordinate-measuring machine[58], and bilge diving meter[59].

Recognition

Carl Zeiss AG received the Innovation Prize of the German Economy[4].

Why It Matters

Carl Zeiss AG ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,342 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

What awards did Carl Zeiss AG receive?

Honors received include Innovation Prize of the German Economy[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  9. [36] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  10. [37] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  11. [38] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  12. [39] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  13. [40] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  14. [41] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  15. [42] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 20w ago · Nashona · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product → —
    Headquarters location → Jena, Oberkochen
    Board member → Ernst Abbe
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