Heinrich Wöhlk (9 April 1913 – 23 December 1991 in
Schönkirchen) was a
German
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optometrist.
Life
In 1940, German optometrist Heinrich Wöhlk invented plastic
Contact lenses, based on his experiments performed during the 1930s.
NDR.de: Heinrich Woehlk - Leiden für die Linse
/ref> In 1951, he started his own company.
External links
Woehlk.com
References
German optometrists
20th-century German inventors
German company founders
20th-century German businesspeople
1913 births
1991 deaths
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