John Jacob Bausch

John Jacob Bausch
Born	Johann Jakob Bausch (1830-07-25)July 25, 1830 Groß Süßen, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Confederation (now Süßen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Died	February 14, 1926(1926-02-14) (aged 95) Rochester, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Optical instrument maker, businessman
Known for	Co-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]