Isaac And Josias Habrecht
Isaac (1544-1620) and Josias (1552-1575) Habrecht were two clockmaker brothers from Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
They were hired to build the second astronomical clock in Strasbourg between 1571 and 1574, its design being created by Christian Herlin and later his pupil Conrad Dasypodius.
Josias and Isaac were two sons of the clockmaker Joachim Habrecht who built the astronomical clock in Schaffhausen.
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