Daniel Funk
Jakob Emanuel Handmann , Daniel Funk (1753).
Daniel Beat Ludwig Funk (baptized January 16, 1726 in Bern ; † May 1, 1787 in Bern; citizen of Nidau ) was a Swiss watchmaker .
Daniel Funk trained as a watchmaker and worked with his father Mathäus Funk from around 1750 , but also with his uncle Johann Friedrich Funk or his son Johann Friedrich Funk . Numerous pendulum clocks , night clocks and tableaux mouvants bear his signature FONCK A BERNE or FONCK FILS A BERNE . With increasing age he traded in watches, most of which he imported from Paris and which he also provided with his signature.
literature
- Manuel Kehrli: Furniture and interior fittings of the Grande Société from 1766 to 1834 , in: Georg von Erlach ea (ed.): Hôtel de Musique and Grande Société in Bern 1759-2009, Bern 2009, pp. 169–210.
- Hermann von Fischer : FONCK A BERNE. Furniture and equipment from the Funk family of craftsmen in the 18th century in Bern , Bern 2002.
- Ursula Bishop Scherer, Heinrich Scherer: Vo Zyt zu Zyt. Bernese clocks over the centuries , exhibition Schloss Jegenstorf (catalog) Bern 1992.
Web links
Commons : Daniel Funk - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Jegenstorf Castle Foundation
- Hermann von Fischer-Stettler: Funk (Berner). In: Sikart
Individual evidence
- ^ Georg von Holtey; Ursula Bishop Scherer; Albert Kägi: Swiss-German master watchmaker and their works from the 14th to 19th centuries . Chronométrophilia, La Chaux-de-Fonds 2006, ISBN 978-2-88380-33-5 ; P. 91f
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Funk, Daniel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Funk, Daniel Beat Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss watchmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized January 16, 1726 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1787 |
| Place of death | Bern |