Johann Carl Landeck
Johann Carl Landeck (born December 16, 1636 in Nuremberg , Franconian Circle , † July 15, 1712 there ) was a German watchmaker and instrument maker .
Life
After training as a locksmith in Nuremberg, he traveled through the Netherlands , Denmark , Holstein and Prussia back to Nuremberg in 1662. After the death of his father, Andreas Landeck , he took over his position as town clockmaker. He was one of the first in Nuremberg to manufacture pendulum clocks based on the principle of Christiaan Huygens . He became a master locksmith and in 1693 a jury member in Nuremberg.
Landeck also made astronomical instruments such as astrolabes , sundials and an astronomical clock , which came to the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in 1864 .
Works (selection)
- 1683/1684: Large art clock at the Ratstinkstube in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
- 1685: Clock tower in the parish church of Hallstadt near Bamberg
- 1692/1693: Cathedral clock in Bamberg
literature
- Manfred Grieb: Nuremberg artist lexicon . KG Saur, 2007
- GH Baillie: Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World , Pomona Press 2006
- Carl Schulte: Lexicon of the Art of Watchmaking , Emil Huebners Verlag, Bautzen 1902
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Landeck, Johann Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German watchmaker and instrument maker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1636 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg , Franconian Imperial Circle |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 15, 1712 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg , Franconian Imperial Circle |