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
In a certain tradition, the journeyman years () are a time of travel for several years after completing apprenticeship as a craftsman. The tradition dates back to medieval times and is still alive in France, Scandinavia and the German-speaking ...
he opened a factory in
Ibach, Switzerland
Ibach is a village in the municipality of Schwyz, itself in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It lies some to the south of the town centre of Schwyz, at the point where the road from Schwyz to Brunnen bridges the Muota river.
A Swiss knife ...
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
Victorinox () is a knife manufacturer and watchmaker based in the town of Ibach, in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It is well known for its Swiss Army knives. The Swiss Army knives made by Victorinox are made of a proprietary blend st ...
.
Prestes a fazer 130 anos, canivete suíço abre vinhos, salva vidas e ajuda no parto de jumentas
Jornal Folha de SP
From 1912 to 1918 Elsener was a member of the cantonal parliament of the Canton of Schwyz
The canton of Schwyz (german: Kanton Schwyz rm, Chantun Sviz; french: Canton de Schwytz; it, Canton Svitto) is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred o ...
. 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.
Carl Josef Otto Elsener (also known as Carl Elsener Jr. or Carl Elsener IV) (born July 1958) is a Switzerland, Swiss Entrepreneurship, entrepreneur and, since 2007, CEO of Victorinox AG, a family-owned company that employed 2,000 people worldwide ...
(born 1958) led the Victorinox company.
References
External links
Blog Victorinox Swiss Army watches
Victorinox - página oficial
External links
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Official website Victorinox
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19th-century Swiss inventors
20th-century Swiss businesspeople
Cutlers
1860 births
1918 deaths