Karl Elsener (inventor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Elsener (inventor)

Swiss inventor (1860-1918)

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1860

Place of Birth: Schwyz, Central Switzerland, Switzerland

Date of Death: 26-Dec-1918

Profession: politician

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Karl Elsener (9 October 1860 - 26 December 1918) was a Swiss cutler, inventor and entrepreneur.Karl Elsener completed an apprenticeship as a knife maker in Zug.
After some journeyman years he opened a factory in Ibach, Switzerland in 1884 for the manufacture of knives and surgical instruments.
He started production of the Swiss army knife in Switzerland in 1891 and developed his knife manufacturing company into what has become Victorinox.From 1912 to 1918 Elsener was a member of the cantonal parliament of the Canton of Schwyz.
He was married three times. After him his son, Carl Elsener (1886-1950), and his grandson Carl Elsener senior (1922-2013) and his great-grandson Carl Elsener Jr.
(born 1958) led the Victorinox company.