Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann (born Tobermann; January 2, 1834, Apolda – June 9, 1894, Apolda) was the first breeder of Doberman Pinscher. He started the creation of this dog breed in the town of Apolda, in the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach around 1890, following the Franco-Prussian War.