Karl Elsener (inventor) Karl Elsener (inventor) Karl Elsener (9 October 1860 - 26 December 1918) was a Swiss cutler, inventor and entrepreneur. Karl Elsener completed an apprenticeship as a knife maker in Zug. After some journeyman years he opened a factory in Ibach, Switzerland in 1884 for the manufacture of knives and surgical instruments. He invented the Swiss army knife in 1891 and developed his knife manufacturing company into what has become Victorinox. From 1912 to 1918 Elsener was a member of the cantonal parliament of the Canton of Schwyz. He was married three times. After him his son, Carl Elsener (1886-1950), and
Karl Nunes innings after England did not enforce the follow-on, putting on 227 for the second wicket with George Headley, who went on to make 223. This was Nunes' last Test appearance. He served as president of the West Indies Cricket Board of Control from 1945 to 1952, and president of the Jamaica Cricket Association from 1946 to 1958. He died in London at the age of 64. In June 1988 Nunes was celebrated on the $3 Jamaican stamp alongside the Barbados Cricket Buckle. Karl Nunes Robert Karl Nunes (7 June 1894 – 23 July 1958) was a West Indian cricketer who