[Leica] Fwd: World Famous Lens Designer Passes Away in Canada

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

>Delivered-To: henningw@11721.12008
>Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 15:28:54 -0400
>From: Emanuel Lowi <manolito@videotron.ca>
>Subject: World Famous Lens Designer Passes Away in Canada
>To: henningw@archiphoto.com
>Cc: jbcollier@shaw.ca
>
>Gentlemen:
>
>Thought I'd pass this news on to you. Feel free to share with the 
>LUG and others in the Leica community.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Emanuel
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>
>
>Walter Mandler
>
>May 10, 1922 -- April 21, 2005
>
>(Dipl. Physicist, D. Sc., former V.P., Director of Research and
>Development of Leitz Canada)
>
>Suddenly at his home, Midland on Thursday, April 21, 2005 in his 83rd
>year. Beloved husband of the late Hildegunt Mandler. Dear father of
>Siegrid Engler and her husband Fritz of Mississauga, Claudia McKnight
>and her husband Michael of Barrie, and the late Gudrun Johnson. Loving
>Opa to Kevin Johnson, Christopher Engler and his wife Erin, Stephanie
>Engler, and Max McKnight. On Tuesday, April 26th the family will receive
>visitors from 7-9 p.m. at the Nicholls Funeral Home, 330 Midland Avenue,
>Midland. The funeral service will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church,
>539 Hugel Avenue, Midland on Wednesday, April 27th at 11 a.m. Interment
>at Lakeview Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Salvation Army, C.N.I.B.
>or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. The family invites
>you to sign the "Book of Condolence" at www.Obituariestoday.com
><http://www.Obituariestoday.com>
>
>
>
>  Dr. Mandler came from Ernst Leitz in Wetzlar Germany in the early
>Fifties. His contract was for a few years only but he loved Canada and
>came to an agreement with Leitz that he could stay on in Midland, still
>acting as Leica's top optical designer for many years. Most famous Leica
>lenses of the Sixties into the Eighties were computed by Dr. Mandler
>(Noctilux, Apo-Telyt and many of the Summicrons). He was well known and
>respected by optical designers throughout the world.
>
>You are invited to view and sign Walter Mandler Book of Condolence HERE
><http://www.ObituariesToday.com/BOC/BookList.cfm?Obituary_ID=38009>.
>
>To View Walter Mandler Obituary please click HERE
><http://www.ObituariesToday.com/Obituaries/ObitShow.cfm?Obituary_ID=38009>.


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