Louis Leitz
Born(1846-05-02)2 May 1846
Ingersheim, Neckarkreis, Kingdom of Württemberg
Died18 May 1918(1918-05-18) (aged 72)
Stuttgart, Neckarkreis, Kingdom of Württemberg
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, inventor, founder of Esselte Leitz GmbH & Co KG

Louis Leitz (2 May 1846 – 18 May 1918) was a German inventor and founder of Esselte Leitz GmbH & Co KG, trained as a woodturner and also worked as a mechanic.

Biography

Leitz was born in Ingersheim. In 1896 he made some important changes in development of ring binders in Stuttgart-Feuerbach. Leitz introduced the "finger hole" on the side of the binder to aid removal from crowded shelves, thereby creating the modern ring binder.[1] Leitz died in Stuttgart.

Louis Leitz Foundation was founded in his memory on the 30 November 2001. The foundation's budget is Euro 120,000 p.a.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hat der Aktenordner ausgedient?". cio.de (in German). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Förderstiftung für beispielhafte Ausbildungsprojekte". Retrieved 2008-09-02.


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