# Ernst Leitz senior

> Ernst Leitz II was a German business person and humanitarian. He was the second head of the optics company now known as Leica Camera and organized the Leica Freedom Train to allow people, most of whom were Jewish, to escape from Germany during Nazi times.

*German entrepreneur (1843–1920)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1843-04-26
- **Died:** 1920-07-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.8 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 5.0 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Ernst Leitz I](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Leitz_I)
- [Ernst Leitz I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Leitz_I)
- [ارنست لایتس یکم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B3_%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%85)
- [Ernst Leitz I](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Leitz_I)
- [Ernst Leitz I](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Leitz_I)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q880927)

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