Jean-Baptiste Schwilgué
Deceased Person
1776 – 1856
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Who was Jean-Baptiste Schwilgué?
Jean-Baptiste Schwilgué was the author of the third astronomical clock of Strasbourg Cathedral, built between 1838 and 1843. In 1844 Schwilgué, together with his son Charles, patented a key-driven calculating machine, which seems to be the second key-driven machine in the world, after that of Luigi Torchi.
He produced a number of clocks for church towers, of which the only one still functioning in Strasbourg is that of Saint Aurelia’s Church, Strasbourg.
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- Born
- Dec 18, 1776
Strasbourg - Also known as
- Jean-Baptiste Schwilgue
- Lived in
- Strasbourg
- Died
- Dec 5, 1856
Strasbourg
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on July 23, 2013
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