Marie, Jean Baptiste Nicolas
Contenu
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Nom
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Marie, Jean Baptiste Nicolas
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Date de mort
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pre 1760
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Couverture temporelle
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mid-18th century
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Biographie
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A marchand-miroitier whose wife, Marianne Paris presumably, a member of the Paris family of opticians (qv), continued his business after his death (1). It is presumably he, described as ‘Marie fils’ who became a ‘repondans’ of the Société des Arts in 1730. A telescope, dated 1747, is similarly signed. In 1736 he supplied objective lenses to the Paris Observatory (2). Two box microscopes however are signed simply 'Marie à Paris'. (3)
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Notes biographiques
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1 She in turn was succeeded by Putois, Daumas 375.
2 Nachet 120, who recorded a Passemant-type microscope signed by Marie. For a monocular by him see Tesseract 66 N° 3.
3 CNAM inv 10483. ancienne collection Bernard which is perhaps that illustrated in Turner (Globes…), 38.
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Adresse ; enseigne ; période ; source
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1730: r. st. Denis, Paris
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Quai de l'Horloge du Palais (Quai des Morfondus) Paris, 'Au Griffon' (Telescope dated 1747).
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Quai de l'Horloge Paris, ' Au Griffon'
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Identifiant
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2713
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ark:/18469/1scjw