Christopher Clarke (1668 - 1734)

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

Born: London, ~1668
1734

Biography:
Christopher Clarke was a British clockmaker. In 1694 he moved to Amsterdam where he resided on the Vijgendam. He married the daughter of the clockmaker Ahasuerus Fromanteel jr. Clarke started a partnership with Fromanteel, but it is not clear whether or not the firm from then on came to be known as Fromanteel & Clarke, or after the death of Fromanteel, when the firm was continued by Clarke. In 1722 Clarke found a new partner in Roger Dunster and the firm was renamed in Clarke & Dunster. Clarke returned to England in 1730, where he died four years later. After Clarke's death Dunster continued the business under his own name.

Occupations:
clockmaker: 1694 - 1730 (Amsterdam)

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