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Simon Jan Pontenz. Abbe (1467 - 1549)


Field(s) of interest: scientific instruments
Gender: male

Born: Amsterdam, 1467
Died: Amsterdam, 1549

Biography:
Pontenz was a compass maker at the St. Olofspoort in Amsterdam.

Occupations:
instrument maker : ~1500 - 1549 (Amsterdam)

Sources:
Kuile, S. ter; W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns, Amsterdamse kompasmakers ca. 1580-1850 (Amsterdam 1999), 94.