Peter Kinzing
Peter Kinzing (born December 21, 1745 in Neuwied ; † January 1816 in Mannheim ) was a German watchmaker and mechanic .
Peter Kinzing came from the watchmaking family Kinzing (Kintzing), who belonged to the Mennonite religious community in Neuwied. He was a ducal Nassau court watchmaker and a royal French court watchmaker and mechanic.
The Kin (t) zing family achieved fame in Europe in the 18th century through their collaboration with the cabinet-making family around Abraham and David Roentgen . Important members of this family were Christian Kintzing (1707-1804) and his son Peter Kinzing (1745-1816). From 1770 intensive cooperation between the Kinzing watchmaker's workshop and the Roentgen carpentry workshop.
Travels to Paris with David Roentgen, where Marie-Antoinette is appointed "horloger de la reine" .
After 1785 construction of a series of musical clocks with organ and cymbal (lat. Cymbal).
Kinzing watches are now in the collections of major museums around the world.
literature
- Fabian, Dietrich: Kinzing and Roentgen clocks from Neuwied ; 1984 ISBN 3-922923-28-3
- Fabian, Dietrich: Development of floor clocks in the Roentgen workshop ; Reprints from the Schweizerische Schreinerzeitung 44/45; Zurich 1981
- Neuwied District Museum : Kinzing & Co. Innovative watches from the provinces ; Neuwied 2003; ISBN 3-00-012149-8
- WF Schmidt et al: Kinzing u. Roentgen. Watches from Neuwied. Life u. Factory of the watchmaking families Kinzing u. the cabinet maker Abraham u. David Roentgen ; Bad Neustadt 1984
- Löber, Ulrich; Wilbert, Karl-Jürgen: Masterpieces - 2000 years of craftsmanship on the Middle Rhine ; Exhibition catalog of the HWK Koblenz and the State Museum Koblenz ; Volume 8: Watches; Koblenz 1992; ISBN 3-925915-38-9
Web links
- Website of the Roentgenmuseum (district museum) in Neuwied
- Ian D. Fowler; Watchmaker biographies: Kinzing (Kintzing) in Neuwied
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SURNAME | Kinzing, Peter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German watchmaker and mechanic |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1745 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuwied |
DATE OF DEATH | January 1816 |
Place of death | Mannheim |