Louis Leitz
Encyclopedia
Louis Leitz is a German
inventor and founder of Esselte Leitz GmbH & Co KG. He was trained woodturner who worked as a mechanic
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. In 1896 he designed the file with a finger hole and a sturdy closing clip. Leitz died in Stuttgart
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Louis Leitz Foundation was founded in his memory on the 30 November 2001. The foundation's budget is Euro
120,000 p.a.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
inventor and founder of Esselte Leitz GmbH & Co KG. He was trained woodturner who worked as a mechanic
Mechanic
A mechanic is a craftsman or technician who uses tools to build or repair machinery.Many mechanics are specialized in a particular field such as auto mechanics, bicycle mechanics, motorcycle mechanics, boiler mechanics, general mechanics, industrial maintenance mechanics , air conditioning and...
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Biography
Leitz was born in IngersheimIngersheim
Ingersheim is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
. In 1896 he designed the file with a finger hole and a sturdy closing clip. Leitz died in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
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Louis Leitz Foundation was founded in his memory on the 30 November 2001. The foundation's budget is Euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
120,000 p.a.