Ludwig Bertele

Ludwig Bertele ( born December 25, 1900 in Munich, † 1985) was a German optical engineer. From 1916 he was educated at Rodenstock in the calculation of optical systems. From 1919 he worked for Dresdner Ernemann works that aufgingen 1926 in Zeiss Ikon. From 1946 to 1956 he invented and calculated for the Swiss company Wild Herbrugg innovative air Lenses. For his achievements bestowed in the ETH Zurich in 1958 an honorary doctorate. From 1956 to 1973 he was a freelancer for the wild - Herbrugg AG.

Major developed under the leadership of his photographic lenses include:

• Ernostar (1923 ),
• Sonnar ( 1930 ),
• Biogon (1935 ),
• Aerial view lens Aviotar (1948 ),
• Super Wide Angle Biogon with 90 ° angle of ( 1951).
• Aerial view Aviogon lens with 90 ° viewing angle (1952 )
• Aerial view lens Super - Aviogon with 120 ° angle of view.

" Revolutionized " Bertele developments of his time, the optical industry. In 1980 Bertele was give the Culture Prize of the German Society for Photography.