François-Antoine Jecker

François-Antoine Jecker (November 14, 1765 – September 30, 1834) was a French scientific-instrument maker. Trained in London under Jesse Ramsden, he established a workshop in Paris that produced astronomical, optical, and measuring instruments.

Life and work

Jecker was born in Hirtzfelden near Colmar, Haut-Rhin, the son of a farmer. His brother Laurenz Jecker (1769–1834) became a needle manufacturer. He apprenticed with a watchmaker in Besançon where two uncles worked as musicians. He went to London in 1786 and trained with Jesse Ramsden and returned to Paris in 1792 where he started a workshop to manufacture astronomical instruments and precision measuring instruments.[1] He was joined by his brothers Gervais and Protais and by 1800 he had nearly 40 employees.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ McConnell, Anita (1994). "From Craft Workshop to Big Business – The London Scientific Instrument Trade's Response to Increasing Demand, 1750–1820". The London Journal. 19 (1): 36–53. doi:10.1179/ldn.1994.19.1.36. ISSN 0305-8034.
  2. ^ "JECKER François Antoine (1765-1834)". Cimetière du Père Lachaise.
  3. ^ Bischoff, Georges (1992). "JECKER François Antoine". Fédération des Sociétés d’Histoire et d’Archéologie d’Alsace.
  4. ^ "Biographie de François Antoine JECKER". Centre de Recherches sur l'Histoire des Familles.
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