Jan Jurrien Buddingh jr. (1833 - 1905)

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

1833
1905

Biography:
Scientific instrument maker in Arnhem. Buddingh received his training in France. In 1855 he bought Christopher Becker's company on the Eusebiusbinnensingel in Arnhem. He renamed the company into 'Becker & Buddingh'. In 1864 they moved to the Rijnkade near the Ooststraat, where it stayed until 1906. In the 1880s the company received the title 'Royal'; eventually, it was sold to the city of Arnhem.

Collection: Zeeuws Museum, Vlissingen (Becker & Buddingh).

Occupations:
scientific instrument maker: 1855 - 1906 (Arnhem)

Sources:
Schaap, K., 'Een stukje gelegenheidswetgeving te Arnhem in 1848', in: Gelders mengelwerk. (Zutphen 1979), 91.

Database Maritiem Digitaal

Aardoom, L., ‘Jan Jurriën Buddingh (1832-1905)’, De Hollandse Cirkel15:4 (december 2013) 162-173.

Aardoom, L., ‘De mechanicus Christopher Becker (1805-1890), in Arnhem. Een pionier op doorreis’, Bijdragen en Mededelingen Gelre 103 (2012) 167-202.