Arend Jurriaan Schokking Jr. (1837 - 1903)

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

1837
1903

Biography:
Arend Schokking junior was a scientific and optical instrument, and compass maker on the Oude Waal in Amsterdam, from 1869-1875, and from 1876-1894 on the Rokin, corner of the Langebrugsteeg. He was the son of Arend Schokking senior, whose firm he probably joined in 1862. In 1883 junior was the recipient of the Silver Medal of the city of Amsterdam; in 1889 the business was given the title 'Royal'. In 1894 they were called 'Koninklijke fabriek en magazijnen van natuur- en gezichtskundige instrumenten', that celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1912.
The Schokking firm delivered many instruments for physics and chemistry, as well as optical instruments to the newly founded ‘Hoogere Burgerscholen’. His instruments were awarded prizes at international exhibitions. In 1909-1910 Schokking also worked in the Gierstraat in Haarlem, where he was succeeded by the Verpoorten brothers.

Collections: Koninklijk Huis Archief, The Hague (documdentation); Museum Boerhaave, Leiden; Teylers Museum, Haarlem; Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam.


Occupations:
Instrument maker: 1862 (Amsterdam)

instrument makerr: 1909 - 1910 (Haarlem)

Sources:
several letters written to and by Schokking in: Koninklijk Huisarchief Den Haag.

Kuile, S. ter and W.F.J. Morzer Bruyns, Amsterdamse kompasmakers ca.1580-ca.1850. (Amsterdam, 1999), 98.