Kamiel Festraets
Kamiel Festraets , actually Julien Louis Camille Festraets (born February 17, 1904 in Sint-Truiden , † 1974 ) was a Flemish watchmaker .
Life
Festraets was the son of a watchmaker and worked in his parents' business from an early age. In addition, he also studied mathematics and mechanics. He constructed various salon clocks with astronomical displays and won a gold medal with his first model at the 1935 World Exhibition in Brussels .
His greatest achievement, however, was the construction of the astronomical clock in Saint-Truiden. Festraets worked from 1937 to 1942 alone on the clockwork, a construction over 6 meters high and weighing around 4000 kg with various automatons and astronomical indications. Later three more parts were created, the ship with a tide display for 12 world ports, a Foucault pendulum and a display of the annual earth movement around the sun. All four parts of the clock were moved to the Festraetsstudio in the Beguinage of Saint-Truiden in 1968 . Installation alone took two months.
Festraets also took care of the continued existence of the watchmaker's guild in Saint-Truiden. He trained several watchmaker apprentices in his studio and founded a school in Leuven .
literature
- Festraets Studio: Astronomical Compensation Clock. Festraets Studio: a Magnificent Work. , Saint-Truiden, Belgium. 1960
Individual evidence
- ^ Museum Festraetsstudio. In: toerismevlaanderen.nl. Retrieved October 12, 2011 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Festraets, Kamiel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Festraets, Julien Louis Camille (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Flemish watchmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sint-Truiden |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1974 |
| Place of death | Sint-Truiden |