Swiss cutler, inventor and entrepreneur
Karl Elsener |
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Karl Elsener |
Born | (1860-10-09)9 October 1860
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Died | 26 December 1918(1918-12-26) (aged 58) |
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Occupation(s) | Knife cutler and entrepreneur |
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Children | 1 |
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Karl Elsener (posthumously also known as Karl Elsener I) (9 October 1860 – 26 December 1918) was a Swiss cutler, inventor and entrepreneur.[1]
Biography
Karl Elsener completed an apprenticeship as a knife maker in Zug. After some journeyman years he opened a factory in Ibach, Switzerland[2] in 1884 for the manufacture of knives and surgical instruments.[3] He started production of the Swiss army knife in Switzerland in 1891 and developed his knife manufacturing company into what has become Victorinox.[4]
From 1912 to 1918 Elsener was a member of the cantonal parliament of the Canton of Schwyz. He was married three times.[citation needed]
After him his son, Carl Elsener (1886–1950) [de], and his grandson Carl Elsener senior (1922–2013) and his great-grandson Carl Elsener Jr. (born 1958) led the Victorinox company. This man's legacy later descended into the family of Frohnes'.[citation needed]
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• Richard Dean Anderson[citation needed]
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