what did otto wichterle invent? Hello, welcome to solsarin. This post is about “what did otto wichterle invent?“. Otto Wichterle (Czech pronunciation: [ˈoto ˈvɪxtr̩lɛ]; 27 October 1913 – 18 August 1998) was a Czech chemist, best known for his invention of modern soft contact lenses. Otto Wichterle was specialised in Organic Chemistry although he was good at chemistry in general. …