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19.05.2010 - Wedemark

Prof. Dr. Fritz Sennheiser dies

Late during the evening of 17 May 2010, only a few days after his 98th birthday, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fritz Sennheiser, audio pioneer and founder of today’s Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG, passed away. The audio industry has lost a huge figure, not only in terms of his technical expertise but also in terms of his humanity.
  

Prof. Dr. Fritz Sennheiser (9 May 1912 – 17 May 2010) in front of the building in which he founded the company in summer 1945.

Through his company Prof. Dr. Fritz Sennheiser had a crucial influence on the development of sound transmission technologies and was instrumental in forging many ground-breaking developments in electroacoustics and transmission technologies. Under his guidance the first shotgun microphones and open headphones were created and he oversaw important developments in wireless radio and infra-red transmission. It was completely natural for Fritz Sennheiser to give his developers the “creative and technical freedom” they required. His humanity also shone through when – considering the significant workload involved in running an expanding company – he took time to share his knowledge with students, inspiring them with an enthusiasm for audio technology. In 1982 he retired from the management of the company, handing over to his son, Prof. Dr. sc. techn. Jörg Sennheiser.       Fritz Sennheiser continued to take a vivid interest in the company he founded in summer 1945. His enthusiasm for audio technology, his creative curiosity, coupled with a modesty that is all too rare these days, his self-discipline, sincerity and generosity in his dealings with people, will remain an example to follow for all those who knew him.

  
The history of the European audio industry will forever remain inextricably linked with the name of Fritz Sennheiser.

  
Om Sennheiser
Sennheiser Group med hovedkvarter i Wedemark i nærheden af Hannover i Tyskland er et af verdens førende producenter af mikrofoner, hovedtelefoner og trådløse transmissionssystemer. Det familieejede firma, som blev etableret i 1945, kunne fremlægge et salg på over €385 millioner i 2008. Sennheiser beskæftigede næsten 2.100 personer i hele verden, hvoraf 55 % er i Tyskland. Sennheiser har produktionsanlæg i Tyskland, Irland og USA og er repræsenteret i hele verden af datterselskaber i Frankrig, Storbritannien, Belgien, Holland, Tyskland, Danmark (Norden), Rusland, Hong Kong, Indien, Singapore, Japan, Kina, Canada, Mexico og USA, foruden faste handelspartnere i mange andre lande. Derudover omfatter Sennheiser Group Georg Neumann GmbH, Berlin (studiemikrofoner, studiemonitorer, installeret lyd) og jointventure-selskabet Sennheiser Communications A/S (hovedtelefoner til pc'er, kontorer og callcentre).

Here you will find the biography:
Biography

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For mere information venligst kontakt:
  

Sennheiser Nordic A/S Denmark
Susanne Strunge Meiniche
Skovlytoften 33 • DK-2840 Holte
Phone: +45 70 26 66 33 • Fax: +45 70 26 67 11
e-mail: sennheiser@sennheisernordic.com
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