Education
Karl Elsener completed an apprenticeship as a knife maker in Zug.
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Karl Elsener
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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.
Membership
From 1912 to 1918 Elsener was a member of the cantonal parliament of the Canton of Schwyz.
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Switzerland