Heinrich Erfle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German optician and inventor
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Place of Birth: Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
About Heinrich Erfle
- Heinrich Erfle (April 1, 1884, Dürkheim – April 8, 1923, Jena) was a German optician who spent most of his career at Carl Zeiss.
- In 1917 he invented the first wide-field eyepieces for telescopes and binoculars.
- During his short life he developed a number of new designs for telescopes and eyepieces.
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