John Jacob Bausch

John Jacob Bausch
Born
Johann Jakob Bausch

(1830-07-25)July 25, 1830
DiedFebruary 14, 1926(1926-02-14) (aged 95)
Resting placeMount Hope Cemetery,
Rochester, New York
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Optical instrument maker, businessman
Known forCo-Founder Bausch and Lomb
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John Jacob Bausch (born Johann Jakob Bausch; July 25, 1830 – February 14, 1926) was a German-American maker of optical instruments who co-founded Bausch & Lomb (with Henry Lomb). Over six decades he transformed his small, local optical shop into a large-scale international enterprise, pioneering the American optical industry.[1]

  1. ^ Kolbow, Berti (2014). "John Bausch". Immigrant Entrepreneurship: The German-American Business Biography, 1720 to the Present. Retrieved May 20, 2014.