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Subject: [Leica] Re: [Leica] Voigtländer question
From: "Jean-Michel Tomaschett" <jx@bluewin.ch>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 21:11:09 +0200
References: <Pine.SOL.4.44-qp.0307282057540.20091-100000@hedvig.uio.no> <000801c3553f$3e1a56c0$388a8418@symkeehx5nw8g8> <3.0.2.32.20030728181135.0224764c@pop.infionline.net> <3.0.2.32.20030728185550.022484b4@pop.infionline.net> <3.0.2.32.20030728203335.021e91ec@pop.infionline.net> <3.0.2.32.20030729190034.0220394c@pop.infionline.net> <p05100304bb4d4a7af2e2@[193.250.17.8]>

Yes indeed

Regards

JM or
JMT or
J.-M. T. or
Jean-Michel, ;-)

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christer Almqvist" <chris@almqvist.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Voigtländer question


> 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
>
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