Hanns Carl

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Hanns (Johann) Carl
at the table with model cannon and ball, in the right compass, in the left measuring stick, on the wall a view of the Trinity Church in Regensburg, including a square.

Johann "Hanns" Carl (l) (born January 13, 1587 in Nuremberg ; † June 14, 1665 ibid) was a German engineer , architect , master craftsman and draftsman.

Models from the “Small Armory” of the Nuremberg master craftsman Hanns Carl, 17th century, today in the GNM Nuremberg

Life

Carl was the son of the builder Peter Carl , from whom he was not trained. He learned the craft of pouring jugs and then worked in the workshop of the sculptor Jakob Wolff . There, Carl mostly dealt with architecture.

Through Wolff's mediation, Carl went to Ulm and became a student of the mathematician Johannes Faulhaber . In addition to mathematics, Carl also learned surveying technology there . Later the Brandenburg Elector Johann Sigismund brought him into his army as a specialist in artillery and fireworks .

Through the mediation of his father, Carl was also employed as a master builder for the city of Nuremberg from 1614. Under the direction of council builder Wolf Jacob Stromer, Carl u. a. together with Jakob Wolff , the son of his teacher, on the construction of the Nuremberg town hall . Carl also worked as a master builder on the imperial castle as on other fortifications in the city of Nuremberg and from 1632–1633 in the expansion of the external works in the city of Regensburg .

Between 1626 and 1631, Carl led the construction of the Evangelical Trinity Church in Regensburg, which was designed according to his plans . In the year of completion, Carl went back to Nuremberg and worked there until the end of his life as an engineer and architect for the Nuremberg Council and as a master craftsman at the Nuremberg armory. In 1633 he also became a member of the Greater Nuremberg City Council.

As with many natural scientists of his time, Carl was particularly interested in astronomy .

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SURNAME Carl, Hanns
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carll, Hans; Carl, Johann; Carlingen, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect and builder in Nuremberg
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1587
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg
DATE OF DEATH June 14, 1665
Place of death Nuremberg