Daniel Specklin
Illustration — Reconstruction of Château du Fleckenstein drawn by Specklin • Illustration — Portrait of Daniel Specklin Daniel Specklin (or Speckle or Speckel) (1536 – 18 October 1589) was an Alsatian fortress architect, engineer, and cartographer. He was born and died in Strasbourg.
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Daniel Specklin
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- Daniel Specklin was born in 1536. · Strasbourg.
- Died
- Daniel Specklin died on 18 October 1589. · Strasbourg.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- master builder · cartographer
- Known for
- Château du Fleckenstein
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Reconstruction of Château du Fleckenstein drawn by Specklin • Illustration — Portrait of Daniel Specklin Daniel Specklin (or Speckle or Speckel) (1536 – 18 October 1589) was an Alsatian fortress architect, engineer, and cartographer. He was born and died in Strasbourg.
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Daniel Specklin was born in 1536 in Strasbourg, which was then part of the Holy Roman Empire. Daniel Specklin began as a fabric embroiderer and wood engraver before joining the Viennese court, where he discovered engineering and architecture. He became a renowned architect and engineer, and is particularly well known in Strasbourg for his work on fortifications. He composed a manuscript entitled Collectanées, which disappeared when the Strasbourg library burned down during a bombardment in 1870. Rodolphe Reuss collected fragments and published them in 1890. Daniel Specklin's writings contain errors and legendary tales.
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• Architectura von Vestungen (strassburg 1589)
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Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Daniel Speckle and Daniel Speckel. His recorded language was German. He was the child of Veit Rudolph Speckle.
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1536
Daniel Specklin born at Strasbourg.
1589
Daniel Specklin died at Strasbourg.
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Daniel Specklin was born in Strasbourg.
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- 1.Portrait de Daniel Specklin. pop.culture.gouv.fr.
- 2.Daniel Specklin, un brodeur devenu architecte - Archives de la ville et de l'Eurométropole de Strasbourg. archives.strasbourg.eu.
- 3.Schadow, Richard. Daniel Specklin: sein Leben und seine Tätigkeit als Baumeister; ein Beitrag zur deutschen Künstlergeschichte. Heitz. 1885.
- 4.Dacheux, Leon. Fragments des anciennes chroniques d'Alsace. Noiriel. 1887.
- 5.Lichtlé, Francis. L'armement colmarien du XIVe au XVIIe siècle. Revue d'Alsace. 136. 61–70. 2010-10-01. 0181-0448.
- 6.Variot, Jean. Chroniques et légendes des villes alsaciennes. FeniXX réédition numérique. 1927-01-01. 978-2-402-18207-2.
- 7.Speckle, Daniel. Les collectanées de Daniel Specklin, chronique strasbourgeoise du seizième siècle / fragments recueillis par Rodolphe Reuss. 1890.
- 8.Propos sur les épidémies de fièvre dansante au début de l'ère moderne. Histoire des sciences médicales. 2019.
- 9.Specklin, Daniel. Architectura von Vestungen: wie die zu unsern zeiten mögen erbawen werden . Sampt den Grund Rissen, Visierungen, und Auffzügen für Augen gestellt. B. Jobin. 1589.
- 10.Daniel Speckle. Architectura Von Vestungen. 1589.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- Albert Fischer: Daniel Specklin aus Strassburg (1536 - 1589): Festungsbaumeister, Ingenieur und Kartograph; Sigmaringen, 1996.
- Franz Grenacher: Vor vierhundert Jahren schuf Daniel Specklin seine Elsasskarte. In: Basler Geographische Hefte n.2 1973
- Rodolphe Peter: Daniel Specklin (1536 - 1589) et l'art des fortifications. In: Grandes Figures de l'Humanisme Alsacien: courants, milieux, destins. Strasbourg, 1978, S. 203–219
- Richard Schadow: Daniel Specklin, seine Leben und seine Tätigkeit als Baumeister. In: Jahrbuch des Vogesen-Clubs 2 (1886), S. 5–60
- Otto Winckelmann: Zur Lebens- und Familiengeschichte Daniel Specklins. In: ZGO 59 (1905), S. 605–620
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