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{{Short description|German physicist (1858–1935)}}
[[File:Meyer Plasmat Blue.svg|thumbnail|upright|Paul Rudolph's Plasmat lens]]
[[File:Objektive Carl Zeiss, Jena, Nr. 145077 und Nr. 145078, Tessar 4,5 F 5,5cm DRP 142294 (Baujahr vor 1910) 2.jpg|thumb|upright|2 historical lenses Carl Zeiss, Jena, Nr. 145077 and Nr. 145078, Tessar 1:4,5 F=5,5cm DRP 142294 (produced before 1910)]]
'''Paul Rudolph''' (14 November 1858 – 8 March 1935) was a German [[Physicist|physicist]] who designed the first [[Engineering:Anastigmat|anastigmatic lens]] while working for Carl Zeiss. After [[Social:World War I|World War I]], he joined the Hugo Meyer optical company, where he designed most of their cine lenses.<ref>[http://www.bolexcollector.com/lenses/40meyer.html Bolex Collector | Lenses | Hugo Meyer]</ref>

==Work==
* 1890: First [[Engineering:Anastigmat|anastigmat]] lens "protar" <ref>[http://www.oldlens.com/lenshistory.html lenshistory.html]</ref>
* 1895: [[Engineering:Zeiss Planar|Planar]] design
* 1899: Unar design
* 1902: [[Engineering:Tessar|Tessar]] design
* 1918: [[Engineering:Plasmat lens|Plasmat]] design
* 1922: Kino-Plasmat design
* 1926: Makro-Plasmat design
* 1931: Kleinbild-Plasmat design

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