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Karl Elsener (9 October 1860 - 26 December 1918) was a Swiss cutler, inventor and entrepreneur.〔(19th-Century Alpine Origins ) Encyclopedia.com〕 Karl Elsener completed an apprenticeship as a knife maker in Zug. After some journeyman years he opened a factory in Ibach, Switzerland in 1884 for the manufacture of knives and surgical instruments. He invented the Swiss army knife in 1894 and developed his knife manufacturing company into what has become Victorinox.〔(Prestes a fazer 130 anos, canivete suíço abre vinhos, salva vidas e ajuda no parto de jumentas ) Jornal Folha de SP〕 From 1912 to 1918 Elsener was a member of the cantonal parliament of the Canton of Schwyz. He was married three times. After him his son, Carl Elsener (1886-1950), and his grandson Carl Elsener senior (1922-2013) and his great-grandson Carl Elsener Jr. (born 1958) lead the Victorinox company. == External links == * (Blog Victorinox Swiss Army watches ) * (Victorinox - página oficial ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karl Elsener (inventor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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