Anschütz & Company 1905 - 1995

occupation:
Manufacturer
Nationality:
German
born in:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

1904 - Dr. Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe invents the gyro compass.

1905 - Anschütz-Kaempfe founds the company “Anschütz & Co” in Kiel, Germany.

1976 - Anschütz & Co. GmbH is formed from a merger with Zeiss Ikon AG, Kiel.

1995 - Anschütz is acquired by the Raytheon Company (USA).