Louis Zimmer
Illustration — Zimmer's memorial bust • Illustration — Detail view of the Jubilee clock Louis Zimmer (8 September 1888 – 12 December 1970) was an astronomer and clockmaker to the King of Belgium. Most notably in 1930 he built the Jubilee (or Centenary) Clock, which is displayed on the front of the Zimmer tower. The Zimmer tower (Zimmertoren) is a tower in Lier, Belgium, also known as the Cornelius tower, that was originally a keep of Lier's fourteenth-century city fortifications.
Louis Zimmer
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- Born
- 1888 · Lier.
- Died
- 1970 · Lier.
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Occupation
- astronomer · clockmaker · watchmaker
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Illustration — Zimmer's memorial bust • Illustration — Detail view of the Jubilee clock Louis Zimmer (8 September 1888 – 12 December 1970) was an astronomer and clockmaker to the King of Belgium. Most notably in 1930 he built the Jubilee (or Centenary) Clock, which is displayed on the front of the Zimmer tower. The Zimmer tower (Zimmertoren) is a tower in Lier, Belgium, also known as the Cornelius tower, that was originally a keep of Lier's fourteenth-century city fortifications.
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In the museum near the tower in addition to many of Zimmer's other clock is the huge clock he constructed for the 1935 Brussels International Exposition. This is the clock was sent to the United States for the 1939 New York World's Fair. In June 1970 he was proclaimed Honorary Citizen of Lier. The asteroid Zimmer (№ 3064)(1984 BB1), was named after him in 1984. • Illustration — Memorial plate birthplace Louis Zimmer in Lier
Louis Zimmer is recorded with the occupation astronomer. Recorded as astronomer, clockmaker and watchmaker.
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1888
Louis Zimmer was born on 8 September 1888.
1970
Louis Zimmer died on 12 December 1970.
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- 1.A. Lens en J. Mortelmans, Gids voor oud Lier, Standaard Uitgeverij, p. 138-139
- 2.https://web.archive.org/web/20190329180426/http://www.zimmertoren.be/nl/biografie-zimmer/
- 3.Zimmers levenswerk visitlier.be
- 4.L. Ceulemans, Wandeling door Lier, 1980, p. 36-27
- 5.Bertje Warson, Na 44 jaar opnieuw drie ereburgers, hln.be, 15 november 2014. Gearchiveerd op 11 augustus 2020.
- 6.Chris Van Rompaey, Lier heeft drie nieuwe ereburgers, nieuwsblad.be, 15 november 2014. Gearchiveerd op 3 november 2022.
- 7.Felix Timmermans visitlier.be
- 8.Zimmermuseum okv.be
- 9.Astronomische gids voor België, Vereniging voor Sterrenkunde, p.163
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