Paul Blondel (1662 - 1733)

Field(s) of interest: horology
Gender: male

1662
Died: Amsterdam, 1733

Biography:
Clockmaker of French origin, who left his native country in 1686 to escape religious persecution. He moved to Amsterdam, where he had a workshop in the Pieter Jacobsstraat. In 1733 he moved to the Nieuwezijds Achterburgwal/Wijde Steeg (nowadays Spuistraat).

Occupations:
clockmaker: ~1686 (Amsterdam)

Sources:
Morpurgo, E. Nederlandse klokken- en horlogemakers vanaf 1300 (Amsterdam 1970), 12.