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.

Biography

Daniel Specklin was born in 1536 in Strasbourg, which was then part of the Holy Roman Empire.[2][3]

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.[2][4][5]

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.[6][7] Daniel Specklin's writings contain errors and legendary tales.[8]

Printed works

  • Architectura von Vestungen (strassburg 1589)[9][10]

Further reading

  • 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

References

  1. ^ "Portrait de Daniel Specklin". pop.culture.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  2. ^ a b "Daniel Specklin, un brodeur devenu architecte - Archives de la ville et de l'Eurométropole de Strasbourg". archives.strasbourg.eu (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  3. ^ Schadow, Richard (1885). Daniel Specklin: sein Leben und seine Tätigkeit als Baumeister ; ein Beitrag zur deutschen Künstlergeschichte (in German). Heitz.
  4. ^ Dacheux, Leon (1887). Fragments des anciennes chroniques d'Alsace (in German). Noiriel.
  5. ^ Lichtlé, Francis (2010-10-01). "L'armement colmarien du XIVe au XVIIe siècle". Revue d'Alsace (in French). 136 (136): 61–70. doi:10.4000/alsace.121. ISSN 0181-0448.
  6. ^ Variot, Jean (1927-01-01). Chroniques et légendes des villes alsaciennes (in French). FeniXX réédition numérique. ISBN 978-2-402-18207-2. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  7. ^ Speckle, Daniel (1890). Les collectanées de Daniel Specklin, chronique strasbourgeoise du seizième siècle / fragments recueillis par Rodolphe Reuss.
  8. ^ "Propos sur les épidémies de fièvre dansante au début de l'ère moderne" (PDF). Histoire des sciences médicales. 2019.
  9. ^ Specklin, Daniel (1589). Architectura von Vestungen: wie die zu unsern zeiten mögen erbawen werden ... Sampt den Grund Rissen, Visierungen, und Auffzügen für Augen gestellt (in German). B. Jobin.
  10. ^ Daniel Speckle (1589). Architectura Von Vestungen.


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