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Peter Herck (3) (1658 - )


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

1658


Biography:
Peter Herck (3) succeeded his father as an "ijkmeester" (person who controls and determines measurements) from Brabant. He also made coin weights. Herck's grandfather made coin weights too.

Occupations:
instrument maker ans "ijkmeester": ~1680 (Antwerpen)

Sources:
Wittop Koning, D.A. and G.M.M. Houben, 2000 jaar gewichten in de Nederlanden (Lochem/Poperinge 1980).