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Artisan who makes and repairs clocks
A clockmaker is an artisan who makes and/or repairs clocks. Since almost all clocks are now factory-made, most modern clockmakers only repair clocks.
Clockmaker
1974 French film
The Clockmaker (French: L'Horloger de Saint-Paul, also known as The Clockmaker of St. Paul and The Watchmaker of St. Paul) is a 1974 French crime drama
The_Clockmaker
2015 musical by Michael Webborn & Daniel Finn
The Clockmaker's Daughter is a musical with music and lyrics by Michael Webborn and Daniel Finn. The musical is set in late 19th-century Ireland, in the
The_Clockmaker's_Daughter
American mass production pioneer (1785–1859)
Seth Thomas (1785 — 1859) was an American clockmaker and a pioneer of mass production at his Seth Thomas Clock Company. Thomas was born in Wolcott, Connecticut
Seth_Thomas_(clockmaker)
English clockmaker (1693–1776)
1776) was an English joiner and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought device for solving the problem of how to calculate longitude
John_Harrison
watchmaker of the 18th century. His father, a Cornishman, John Ellicott (-1733), was also a clockmaker and had been admitted to the Clockmakers' Company in
John_Ellicott_(clockmaker)
American clockmaker
American clockmaker. Hill, a former enslaved person, was the first African American clockmaker and the only African American clockmaker working during the late
Peter_Hill_(clockmaker)
Craftsmanship of Black Forest clockmakers dates back to mid of the 17th century. A specialized branch of Black Forest clockmakers are the manufacturers of cuckoo
Black_Forest_clockmakers
Canadian clockmaker (1940–2024)
Raymond Lee Saunders (February 7, 1940 – November 23, 2024) was a Canadian clockmaker who designed and built more than 150 customized clocks that have mainly
Raymond_Saunders_(clockmaker)
German clockmaker and engineer, Rostock, astronomical clock of the St. Nicholas' Church in Stralsund. Mikuláš z Kadaně (1350–1420), Czech clockmaker and
List_of_watchmakers
Argument for the existence of God
The watchmaker analogy or watchmaker argument is a teleological argument, an argument for the existence of God. In broad terms, the watchmaker analogy
Watchmaker_analogy
Museum of the Clockmakers' Company
The Clockmakers' Museum in London, England, is believed to be the oldest collection specifically of clocks and watches in the world. The collection belongs
Clockmakers'_Museum
Serbian monk and inventor (fl. 1404)
in the Serbian Hilandar monastery at Mount Athos. The clock tower was located in the palace behind the Cathedral of the Annunciation. However, the clock
Lazar_the_Serb
Scottish clockmaker (fl. 1770–1814)
1770–1814) was a clockmaker who lived and worked in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland. His most famous clock is in the possession of the Duke of Buccleuch at
John_Smith_(clockmaker)
English clockmaker
Benson was an English clockmaker who lived and worked in Whitehaven, mainly on brass dial eight-day clocks with rolling moons for the upper market. Many
John_Benson_(clockmaker)
English clockmaker and watchmaker
an English clockmaker and watchmaker. His parents, John and Jane Jefferys, lived in a house called Darbies in the village of Midgham in the parish of Thatcham
John_Jefferys_(clockmaker)
2017 German science-fiction television series
from 2017 to 2020. The story primarily follows four families from the fictional town of Winden, Germany, as they pursue the truth in the aftermath of a child's
Dark_(TV_series)
1904 French film
Le Rêve de l'horloger, sold in the United States as The Clockmaker's Dream and in Britain as The Dream of the Clock Maker, is a 1904 French silent trick
The_Clockmaker's_Dream
Watson made the Physicians Pulse watch which was the first watch with a lever that stopped the second hand. In 1710 Samuel Watson invented the 5 minute repeater
Samuel_Watson_(horologist)
German locksmith & clockmaker
locksmith, clockmaker and watchmaker from Nuremberg. He is often credited with inventing the pocket watch, particularly in connection with the fire-gilded
Peter_Henlein
English clockmaker (1695–1734)
Timothy Mason (1695–1734) was a clockmaker based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Mason was known for constructing longcase clocks with eight-day
Timothy_Mason_(clockmaker)
Book by Alastair Reynolds
inhabitants of Ruskin-Sartorious. Dreyfus speaks with one of them about the Clockmaker, an alien machine which formerly lived in a Glitter Band research centre
The_Prefect
Not-for-profit trade association
The American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute (AWCI) is a not-for-profit trade association based in the United States that is dedicated to the advancement
American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute
American_Watchmakers-Clockmakers_Institute
Tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock
dial, or clock face. The English clockmaker William Clement is credited with developing the form in 1670. Pendulum clocks were the world's most accurate
Grandfather_clock
Genevan watchmaker (1672–1747)
master-clockmaker best known as the father of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. He was born in Geneva, the son of Suzanne Cartier (1645–1705) and the master-clockmaker
Isaac_Rousseau
English clockmaker and watchmaker
English clockmaker and watchmaker of the early eighteenth century who, while not particularly remarkable for his invention, is noteworthy because of the fine
John_Tolson_(clockmaker)
American clockmaker (1761–1855)
(August 17, 1761 – June 13, 1855) was an American clockmaker, and self-proclaimed inventor of the first American alarm clock. Hutchins was born in Harvard
Levi_Hutchins
Livery company of the City of London
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers is a London professional association first established under a Royal Charter granted by King Charles I in 1631.
Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
Worshipful_Company_of_Clockmakers
Danish clockmaker (1872–1945)
1872 – 17 November 1945) was a Danish clockmaker, locksmith and astromechanic who built the world clock located in the Copenhagen City Hall. Olsen was born
Jens_Olsen_(clockmaker)
2019 studio album by Sturgill Simpson
Sound & Fury (stylized in all caps) is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson, released through Elektra Records on September
Sound & Fury (Sturgill Simpson album)
Sound_&_Fury_(Sturgill_Simpson_album)
Wilhelm Bauer, Vienna (active 1884) President of Vienna Clockmakers Society 1881, and active Clockmaker until late 1920s. Produced Post Office/Official Government
List_of_clock_manufacturers
English clock and watchmaker
as a journeyman until he was made a freeman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers (the 'Clockmakers' Company') on 3 June 1672. Charles Gretton established
Charles_Gretton
Greeks during the Trojan War MPC · 3063 3064 Zimmer 1984 BB1 Louis Zimmer (1888–1970), Belgian amateur astronomer and clockmaker to the King of Belgium
Meanings of minor-planet names: 3001–4000
Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_3001–4000
American clockmaker (1670–1746)
(October 14, 1670 – September 11, 1746) was among the most prominent early American clockmakers and among the first makers of scientific instruments in America
Peter_Stretch
British clockmaker
clockmaker responsible for building the Regulator Clock, which, between 1780 and 1884, was the main timekeeper of the King's Observatory Kew and the official
Benjamin_Vulliamy
American historical drama television series
with the van Rhijn family representing the former and the Russell family representing the latter. The Gilded Age focuses on the efforts made by the character
The_Gilded_Age_(TV_series)
Short story by Jules Verne
Master Zacharius, or the clockmaker who lost his soul (French: Maître Zacharius ou l'horloger qui avait perdu son âme, tradition genevoise) is an 1854
Master_Zacharius
English clockmaker
maybe 1675 – 16 November 1751) was an English clockmaker, inventor, and geophysicist, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was born in Kirklinton, Cumberland
George_Graham_(clockmaker)
1999 American science fiction film by Chris Columbus
continue his creativity and explore other humanities. Andrew becomes a clockmaker and earns a sizable fortune managed by Richard after they find that robots
Bicentennial_Man_(film)
clockmaker of Waltham Abbey, England. He was father of James Bridges, architect and engineer. Henry is famous as the builder of the giant clock, the Microcosm
Henry_Bridges_(clockmaker)
American Clockmaker and Governor
October 19, 1765) was an American clockmaker, founder and first governor of the Colony in Schuylkill, later known as the State in Schuylkill, or Schuylkill
Thomas_Stretch
Aristocratic republic in Europe (1569–1795)
craftsmen, jewellers and clockmakers. The majority of industries and trades were concentrated in the Kingdom of Poland; the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish–Lithuanian_Commonwealth
English clockmaker
Joseph Knibb (1640–1711) was an English clockmaker of the Restoration era. According to author Herbert Cescinsky, a leading authority on English clocks
Joseph_Knibb
1843 short story by Edgar Allan Poe
greedy clockmaker. American composer Aaron Robinson adapted a version of the text for narrator and piano in 1990. Steven Berkoff adapted the story in
The_Tell-Tale_Heart
American clockmaker
Chauncey Jerome (1793–1868) was an American clockmaker and politician in the early 19th century. He made a fortune selling his clocks, and his business
Chauncey_Jerome
Clock tower in London, England
overwhelmingly used by the general public. Augustus Pugin drew inspiration from the clockmaker Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy when he designed the dials. Each is made
Big_Ben
Artisan who makes and repairs watches
can typically manufacture replacements for many of the parts found in a watch. The term clockmaker refers to an equivalent occupation specializing in
Watchmaker
British clockmaker
(ca.1695 – 22 November 1786) was a watch and clockmaker from Codnor, Derbyshire. He was born ca 1695, the son of Samuel Woolley and Abigail Pinegar. He
James_Woolley_(clockmaker)
2000 British docudrama miniseries
the 1995 book of the same title by Dava Sobel. It was written and directed by Charles Sturridge and stars Michael Gambon as clockmaker John Harrison (1693–1776)
Longitude_(TV_series)
French magician (1805–1871)
as the father of the modern style of conjuring. He transformed magic from a pastime for the lower classes, seen at fairs, to an entertainment for the wealthy
Jean-Eugène_Robert-Houdin
French master clockmaker and watchmaker
appointed Horloger du Roi (Clockmaker to the King). In 1766 he succeeded Caron, and appeared on the list of Paris clockmakers of that year as Jean-Antoine
Jean-Antoine_Lépine
English clockmaker
Richard Roe, also Rowe, (c.1640 – 1718) of Epperstone was one of the earliest clockmakers in Nottinghamshire. He married on 12 August 1660 in Holy Trinity
Richard_Roe_(clockmaker)
National personification of the United States
Sam was the government and its power. A clockmaker in an 1849 comedic novel explains "we call...the American public Uncle Sam, as you call the British
Uncle_Sam
Fictional character created by Thomas Chandler Haliburton
regular column in the Novascotian. The twenty-one sketches were published in a collection entitled The Clockmaker or, also known as, the Sayings and Doings
Sam_Slick
the studio was sold to CBS. The list includes cartoons originally produced for television that were later screened in theaters from 1959 to 1975. The
List of Terrytoons animated shorts
List_of_Terrytoons_animated_shorts
American astronomer (1732–1796)
astronomer, inventor, clockmaker, mathematician, surveyor, scientific instrument craftsman, and public official. Rittenhouse was a member of the American Philosophical
David_Rittenhouse
British clockmaker
Daniel Quare (1648 or 1649 – 21 March 1724) was an English clockmaker and instrument maker who invented a repeating watch movement in 1680 and a portable
Daniel_Quare
British clockmaker
maker and member of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers active in Wigan, Lancashire. John Alker, son of James Alker, was baptised on the 15th of April 1775
John_Alker
Topics referred to by the same term
Olsen (clockmaker) (1872-1945), Danish clockmaker Jens Olsen's World Clock, astronomical clock which in Copenhagen, Denmark, named after the clockmaker Jens
Jens_Olsen
Scottish watchmaker and inventor (1733–1814)
Inverary as an organ builder as well as a clockmaker. After his move to England he continued to work in both fields. The Earl of Bute and his family commissioned
Alexander_Cumming
Hamlet in Leicestershire, England
was the notable clockmaker Samuel Deacon (1746–1816). In 1931 the parish had a population of 177. One of the earliest mentions of this place is in the Domesday
Barton_in_the_Beans
Scottish novelist and poet (1850–1894)
World's Classics. Parfect, Ralph (2005). "Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Clockmaker" and "The Scientific Ape": Two Unpublished Fables". English Literature in
Robert_Louis_Stevenson
English clockmaker (1639–1713)
clockmaker, watchmaker and mechanician who is still regarded to this day as the "Father of English Clockmaking". Tompion's work includes some of the most
Thomas_Tompion
British clockmaker
Group is a clockmaker based in Derby, England founded in 1856. Smith of Derby has been operated continuously under five generations of the Smith family
Smith_of_Derby_Group
Guardian angel in It's a Wonderful Life
Leachman. The 1986 musical A Wonderful Life features Odbody, who was played by David Hyde Pierce in its 2005 rendition. In the 1946 film, Odbody is the implied
Clarence_Odbody
Type of mechanism used in pendulum clocks
The anchor escapement was invented by clockmaker William Clement, who popularized the anchor in his invention of the longcase or grandfather clock around
Anchor_escapement
Naturally occurring volcanic glass
high viscosity. The high viscosity inhibits the diffusion of atoms through the lava, which inhibits the first step (nucleation) in the formation of mineral
Obsidian
Mountain range in Germany
known for its native clockmakers Traditional farmhouse of the Black Forest Hausach Schiltach Paragliding above Baden-Baden The former Graf-Eberhard-Bad
Black_Forest
June 1795) was an English clockmaker who settled in Wiltshire during the late 1730s, and established his working career in the village of Redlynch. Bower
Peter_Bower
German clockmaker (1819–1885
Silesia – September 17, 1885 in Berchtesgaden) was a German clockmaker and founder of the brand Gustav Becker. Becker learned clockmaking in Silesia and
Gustav_Becker
American actor (born 1996)
character. In 2022, Ahlers was cast on the HBO series The Gilded Age, playing the role of footman and clockmaker John "Jack" Trotter. Beginning as a recurring
Ben_Ahlers
Type of mantel clock
of mantel clock manufactured in the U.S. from 1818 through 1830s by the American clockmaker Simon Willard, having the dial and works exposed beneath a
Lighthouse_clock
with the highest clean sweep: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) won all 11 Academy Awards from its 11 nominations. Films with the most
List of Academy Award–nominated films
List_of_Academy_Award–nominated_films
successful and survived the turmoils of the French Revolution. It became clockmaker to Napoleon I, his sister Princess Pauline, Mme Mere and the King of Westphalia
Le_Roy_et_fils
Instrument for measuring, keeping or indicating time
the idea was taken up. The longcase clock (also known as the grandfather clock) was created to house the pendulum and works by the English clockmaker
Clock
Creator god who is no longer involved in the universe
god'), and also known as the clockmaker theory, is the belief in a creator god who has entirely withdrawn from governing the universe after creating it
Deus_otiosus
Dutch clockmaker
Salomon Coster (c. 1620–1659) was a Dutch clockmaker of the Hague, who in 1657 was the first to make a pendulum clock, which had been invented by Dutch
Salomon_Coster
Czech clockmaker
an Imperial clockmaker. With Jan Šindel, Mikuláš designed the oldest part of the Orloj (which also known as Prague Astronomical Clock). The clock was modified
Mikuláš_of_Kadaň
English clockmaker
III (1710–1795) was an English clockmaker based in Colchester in Essex. Hedge was apprenticed to the Colchester clockmaker John Smorthwaite in 1728 and
Nathaniel_Hedge
German clockmaker
(1893–1984) was a clockmaker in Lübeck in northern Germany. Behrens was the son of Paul Behrens sr, who himself had been a clockmaker in Lübeck. Paul Behrens
Paul_Behrens_(clockmaker)
1995 popular science book
best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison, an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to
Longitude_(book)
1816 story by E. T. A. Hoffmann
Their godfather, Drosselmeier (Droßelmeier), a supreme court justice, clockmaker and inventor, gifts them a clockwork castle with mechanical people moving
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
The_Nutcracker_and_the_Mouse_King
English clockmaker
1693) was a clockmaker, the first maker of pendulum clocks in Britain. Fromanteel was baptised in Norwich on 25 February 1607. He was the first of five
Ahasuerus_Fromanteel
London clockmaker
London clockmaker and maker of musical automata. He was born in Clerkenwell, England, but worked in Fleet Street. He is the most famous member of the Pinchbeck
Christopher_Pinchbeck
Topics referred to by the same term
(1923–1981), New Zealand rugby union player Timothy Mason (clockmaker) (1695–1734), English clockmaker Timothy Mason (historian) (1940–1990), British historian
Tim_Mason
Clockwork-driven, life-sized musical silver swan
conservation. In October 2021, the Bowes Museum hosted a 'Silver Swan Study Week', led by clockmaker-conservator Matthew Read. During the week, visitors were able
Silver_Swan_(automaton)
Swiss clock and instrument maker (1552–1632)
1632), active primarily at the courts in Kassel and Prague, was a Swiss clockmaker, mathematician, and writer. Burgi was the brother-in-law and adoptive
Jost_Bürgi
American science writer
English clockmaker John Harrison; Galileo's Daughter, about Galileo's daughter Maria Celeste; and The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory
Dava_Sobel
German clockmaker (1815–1898)
a prestigious Black Forest clockmaker born in Oberbränd (Eisenbach). He was trained by his father, the master clockmaker Vinzenz Beha (1764-1868), in
Johann_Baptist_Beha
(b. ca. 1688) was a clockmaker based in Chester in the early part of the 18th century. Joseph was born ca .1688 in Barthomley, the son of Gabriel Smith
Joseph_Smith_(clockmaker)
British builder (1856–1915)
many blinds were still down, the idea for daylight saving time first occurred to him. This was not the first time that the idea of adapting to daylight
William_Willett
French clockmaker
as Isaac Thuret (c. 1630s, d. 1706) was a French clockmaker and horologist known for developing the first spring-driven watches in collaboration with
Isaac_II_Thuret
Part in mechanical clocks
The lever escapement, invented by the English clockmaker Thomas Mudge in 1754 (albeit first used in 1769), is a type of escapement that is used in almost
Lever_escapement
2003 American comic book
original) The Clock Maker Act 2 at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original) The Clockmaker #1 online The Clockmaker Act II 5-page preview v t e
The_Clock_Maker
Danish clockmaker
was a Copenhagen-based Danish clockmaker. He was a co-founder of the city's Clockmakers' Guild in 1755 and served as the guild's third alderman in 1758–60
Peter_Mathiesen
Medieval astronomical clock in the Czech Republic
it that the clockmaker Hanuš was blinded on the order of the Prague Councillors so that he could not repeat his work; in turn, he disabled the clock, and
Prague_astronomical_clock
English director and screenwriter
Longitude, based on Dava Sobell's best selling life of the clockmaker John Harrison which won the Banff TV Festival Best Series award, two PAWS awards and
Charles_Sturridge
French painter and novelist (1778–1869)
15, 1778 to Marguerite Brandon and Henri Jacques-Clement Bellisle, a clockmaker. She worked as a milliner and married Jean-Noel Fourès, a cavalryman who
Pauline_Fourès
Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. "Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford | Books & Shop". Foote, Bud (1991). The Connecticut Yankee in the Twentieth
List of alternate history fiction
List_of_alternate_history_fiction
2001 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett
Pratchett, the 26th book in his Discworld series. It was the last Discworld novel with a cover by Josh Kirby. The Auditors hire young clockmaker Jeremy Clockson
Thief_of_Time
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Girl/Female
Hindu
Gift of God
Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
Boy/Male
Greek American German
God given.
Boy/Male
Native American
Rock.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Female
English
 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name TSE means "rock."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend American Hebrew Spanish
Arthur's brother.
Female
Greek
 Short form of Greek and Latin Dorothea, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Male
English
Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
Girl/Female
Greek
Untamed.
Girl/Female
Finnish, German, Greek
Gift of God
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English thewe ‘thrall’, ‘slave’ (Old English þēow).
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Modern, Tamil
Nil
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