Pierre Jaquet-Droz
Clockmaker
Pierre Jaquet-Droz was a watchmaker of the late eighteenth century. He was born on 28 July 1721 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the Principality of Neuchâtel, which was then part of the Kingdom of Prussia. Wikipedia
Born: July 28, 1721, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Died: November 28, 1790 (age 69 years), Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Organization founded: Jaquet Droz
Children: Henri-Louis Jaquet-Droz
Parents: Abraham Jaquet-Droz
Spouse: Marianne Sandoz (m. 1750–1755)
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