Georg Andreas Böckler
1617 – 21 February 1687)Various sources give a range of years for Böckler of 1644 to 1698 (the latter being the date of a posthumous publication of one of his works), but other sources give a more precise range, with an approximate birth year of 1617 and a death date of 21 February 1687. Was a German architect and engineer who wrote Architectura Curiosa Nova (1664) and Theatrum Machinarum Novum (1661).
Georg Andreas Böckler
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- Theatrum machinarum novum
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1617 – 21 February 1687)Various sources give a range of years for Böckler of 1644 to 1698 (the latter being the date of a posthumous publication of one of his works), but other sources give a more precise range, with an approximate birth year of 1617 and a death date of 21 February 1687. Was a German architect and engineer who wrote Architectura Curiosa Nova (1664) and Theatrum Machinarum Novum (1661).
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Born in Cronheim, he was an architect in the city of Nuremberg and specialized in hydraulic architecture. Architectura Curiosa Nova was his most important work. It is mainly a book on theory and application of hydrodynamics for fountains, water-jets, garden fountains and well heads with many designs for free-standing fountains. The fourth part includes designs for grottoes and garden pavilions. In 1661, Böckler wrote Theatrum Machinarum Novum, an important work on windmills, pumps and other hydraulic machines. Böckler died in Ansbach. His brother Johann Heinrich Boeckler was a polymath. • Illustration — Neue Ergötzliche Sinn-und Kunstreiche auch nützliche Bau-und Wasser-Kunst vorstellend (1701)
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Georg Andreas Böckler (1617-1686) · Georg Andreas Böckler: Die Baumeisterin Pallas: oder, Der in Teutschland erstandene Palladius. Endter, Nürnberg 1698, Fol. 35. - Gemeinfreies Digitalisat
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1644
Georg Andreas Böckler was born on 1 January 1644.
1687
Georg Andreas Böckler died on 21 February 1698.
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