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Rutgerus van Meurs (1736 - )


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

Born: Amsterdam, 1736


Biography:
Watch maker in Amsterdam, ca 1750-1800. Lived at the Utrechtsestraat. Son of Otto van Meurs, well-known watch maker.

Collection: Museum and Archive van Tijdmeetkunde Utrecht (clock with planetarium, astronomical clock and a 'cycloëden watch').

Occupations:
Watch maker (Amsterdam)

Sources:
Rooseboom, M. Bijdrage tot de geschiedenis der instrumentmakerskunst in de noordelijke Nederlanden (Leiden 1950).