Rolf Rodenstock

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Rolf Rodenstock (1 July 1917 – 6 February 1997) was a German industrialist and photographer who was born and died in Munich.

Rodenstock studied marketing and management with a conclusion as a Diplom-Kaufmann, graduating in 1944. In 1947 he became private lecturer. From 1956 to the beginning of the 1980s the was a professor for operational organization, industrial account system, and technical-economical rationalization at the Technical University of Munich. In 1946 he became a member of the management in the his father's enterprise.

In 1953, after the death of his father, he took over the line of the G. Rodenstock optical works as a full partner. Under his leadership, the company became one of the most prominent manufacturers of eyeglass lenses, eyeglass designs, and precision optics in Europe. Starting in 1983, he divided the management with his son Randolf Rodenstock, who took over the operational management in 1990. Rolf Rodenstock remained partner.

According to the Encyclopedia of Company Histories, "The rise of Rodenstock to a globally acting major player in the optical market was mainly driven by Alexander Rodenstock's son Rolf."^[1]

Rolf Rodenstock was from September 1978 through 1984 president of the Federal association of the German Industries (BDI).