Louis Leitz

Louis Leitz ( born 2 May 1846 in Großingersheim (Württemberg ), † May 18, 1918 in Stuttgart) was the inventor of the later named after him Leitz folder.

Biography

The trained Drechsler worked at the beginning of industrialization in Germany as a mechanic. He invented as an independent producer a first - Facturabücher still quite primitive folder for records management. This was until 1896 continuously developed in the which he founded in 1871 "Workshop for the production of metal parts for ordering means " the first lever files with eccentric closure and space saving slots in the cover. The revolutionary mechanism can be found to this day almost unchanged in each file folder. 1911 the handle hole was introduced in the folder back.

The tradition-rich company building with a symbiosis of old industrial architecture and a modern administrative buildings are located even today in Stuttgart's Feuerbach.

The Leitz company with headquarters in Stuttgart belongs since 1998 to the Swedish Esselte Group and operates under the name " Esselte Leitz GmbH & Co KG ".

Leitz took place at the Prague Cemetery in Stuttgart his final resting place.

Honors

• The Louis Leitz school in Feuerbach was named after him.
• The Louis Leitz Stiftung in Stuttgart bears his name.
• The Louis Leitz streets like in Bremen Oberneuland and Ingersheim were named after him.