Peter Kinzing

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Writing cabinet from the David Roentgen workshop with the clock by Peter Kinzing, Neuwied 1779, Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin

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

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personal data
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