Carl Zeiss |
| 17.11.1846 |
Carl Zeiss Jena, Workshop of precision mechanics and optics |
| 1889 |
Foundation of Carl Zeiss Stiftung |
| 05.1890 |
Carl Zeiss Jena began to produce lenses |
| 15.09.1926 - 16.04.1948 |
Zeiss Ikon AG (Dresden) |
| 22.10.1946 - 30.03.1947 |
Dismantling of Zeiss factories |
| 01.06.1948 |
Expropriation of Carl Zeiss Jena |
Carl Zeiss (East Germany) |
| 01.07.1948 |
OPTIK Carl Zeiss Jena VEB |
| 07.10.1952 |
VEB Optik Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 07.06.1953 - 29.06.1990 |
VEB Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 02.1954 - 04.1971 |
Agreement on the use of Carl Zeiss names and trademarks (17 year trial in London) |
| 29.06.1990 |
Transformation from VEB to a trust company: Jenoptik Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH |
| 25.06.1991 |
Jenoptik Jena GmbH, Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH |
Zeiss Ikon, KW/Pentacon (East Germany) |
| 1945 - 1958 |
VEB Kamera-Werke Niedersedlitz Dresden |
| 1945 - 1952 |
Production of Contax II/III |
| 01.07.1948 - 06.03.1958 |
Zeiss Ikon Volkseigener Betrieb Dresden |
| 07.03.1958 - 31.12.1958 |
VEB Kinowerke Dresden |
| 1959 - 1964 |
VEB Kamera- und Kinowerk Dresden |
| 1964 - 1968 |
VEB Pentacon Dresden Kamera- und Kinowerk |
| 1968 - 1990 |
VEB Pentacon Dresden |
Carl Zeiss (West Germany) |
| 01.08.1946 - 09.03.1947 |
OPTON GmbH (Oberkochen) |
| 31.01.1947 - 30.09.1953 |
ZEISS-OPTON GmbH (Oberkochen) |
| 23.02.1949 |
Carl Zeiss Stiftung (Heidenheim/Brenz) |
| 01.10.1953 |
Carl Zeiss (Oberkochen) |
| 18.05.1956 |
Acquisition of Voigtländer AG |
United Carl Zeiss company |
| 29.05.1990 |
Carl Zeiss Stiftung (merger of Heidenheim and Jena companies) |
| 10.1997 - 12.04.2005 |
Cooperation with Kyocera Corporation |
| 2003 - |
Cooperation with Cosina Co., Ltd. |
| 01.07.2004 - |
Carl Zeiss AG (Oberkochen) |
Zeiss Ikon AG |
| 03.03.1948 - 31.12.1972 |
Zeiss Ikon AG (Stuttgart) |
| 01.08.1965 - 31.03.1971 |
Zeiss Ikon/Voigtländer Vertriebgesellschaft mbH (Stuttgart) |
| 01.10.1969 - 1972 |
Zeiss Ikon/Voigtländer AG (Stuttgart) |
| 21.12.1970 |
End of production at Zeiss Ikon factory at Stuttgart |
| 01.01.1972 - 1975 |
Carl Zeiss Contarex Vertrieb (Stuttgart) |
| 30.09.1989 |
Sold to Oy Wärtsilä |
Voigtländer |
| 24.03.1807 |
J.F. Voigtländer/ Workshop for the production of optical, mechanical and mathematical tools (Vienna) |
| 1839 - 1868 |
Voigtländer & Son (Vienna) |
| 02.09.1852 (1849) |
Voigtländer & Son Optical Institute (Braunschweig) |
| 01.01.1898 |
Voigtländer & Son AG (Braunschweig) |
| 01.01.1927 - 18.05.1956 |
Voigtländer & Son AG (Braunschweig) / 99.72% owned by Schering AG (Berlin) |
| 05.1956 - 09.1969 |
Voigtländer AG (Braunschweig) / 99.72% owned by Carl Zeiss Stiftung |
| From 01.10.1969 |
"Voigtländer factory", the subsidiary of Zeiss Ikon AG |
| 24.08.1971 |
End of production at Zeiss Ikon factory at Braunschweig |
| 01.02.1972 |
Voigtländer GmbH (Braunschweig) |
| 1974 |
Voigtländer Vertriebs GmbH (Braunschweig) |
| 01.01.1980 |
Sold to Plusfoto group |