John Joseph Merlin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Huy, Wallonia, Belgium
About John Joseph Merlin
- John Joseph Merlin (born Jean-Joseph Merlin, September 6, 1735 – May 8, 1803) was a Freemason, clockmaker, musical-instrument maker, and inventor.
- He moved to England in 1760.
- By 1766 he was working with James Cox and creating automatons such as Cox's timepiece and the Silver Swan.
- By 1773 he was designing and making innovative keyboard instruments.
- In 1783 he opened Merlin's Mechanical Museum in Princes Street, Hanover Square, London, a meeting-place for the gentry and nobility. In addition to his clocks, musical instruments and automata, Merlin is credited with the invention of inline skates in the 1760s.
- He was referred to by contemporaries as "The Ingenious Mechanic".
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| Date of birth/death | 14 May 1727 | 2 August 1788 | |
| Location of birth/death | Sudbury | London | |
| Work location | Sudbury, London, Ipswich, Bath | ||
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