Louis Leitz
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Louis Leitz (2 May 1846 - 18 May 1918) is a German inventor and founder of Esselte Leitz GmbH & Co KG. He was trained woodturner who worked as a mechanic.
Biography
Leitz was born in Ingersheim. In 1896 he designed the file with a finger hole and a sturdy closing clip.[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]
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