Clemens Gerardus Franciscus van Arcken (1850 - 1890)
Field(s) of interest: scientific instruments | horologyGender: male
<1850
~1890
Biography:
Arcken was a scientific instrument maker in Amsterdam. He made astronomical instruments, chronometers and watches. He exhibited in Amsterdam (1859). Between 1856 and 1888, he delivered several timepieces to the Royal Dutch Navy. He made a meridiometer for which he received an award from two French scientific societies.
Collections: Museum Boerhaave (compteur or seconds counter); 'Kruisherenklooster', Sint Agatha (Belgium)
Occupations:
instrument maker: ~1856 - ~1888 (Amsterdam)
Sources:
Mörzer Bruyns, W.F.J. Alphabetical list of Dutch instrument makers compiled by W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns (Amsterdam 1986).
Morpurgo, E. Nederlandse klokken- en horlogemakers vanaf 1300 (Amsterdam 1970).
Verschuuren, D. Astronomische en andere instrumenten (Sint Agatha 2004), 27.
Spek, H. Tijdmeters en waarnemingshorloges van de Departementen van Marine en Koloniën vanaf omstreeks 1832 (Oestgeest 1984).