Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Perhaps the family should have focused more on running the business than on how people spell their name? Regards Chris Almqvist or Chris Almquist or Chris Almqkvist or........ >At 02:20 PM 7/29/03 +0200, Jean-Michel Tomaschett wrote: >>In Germany nobody would write anything like Voigtlander or Voigtlaender. >>The correct spelling has always been Voigtländer, period >> >>Jean-Michel > >Thanks for your precision, Jean-Michel. However, in 1956, on the occasion >of the 200th anniversary of the company, the FAMILY issued a press release >printed in almost all camera magazines of the era which asked two things: > >a) Don't kill yourself over the umlaut, and, >b) There is no "h" in the name. > >The family suggested the following order: > >a) Voigtlander for those whose fount selections does not include an "ä" >b) Voigtländer where an "ä" is available. >c) Voigtlaender is a third option, of which the family disapproved. > >Marc - -- Christer Almqvist D 20255 Hamburg and / or F 50590 Regnéville sur Mer please look at my NEW b+w pictures at: http://www.almqvist.net/chris/dozen/ old pictures still at: http://www.almqvist.net/chris/new - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html