Gobrecht, Christian (1785-1844)
- Name:
- Gobrecht, Christian (1785-1844)
- Title:
- Invented medal-ruling machine
1836- Appointed assisstant to William Kneas, US Mint in Phildelphia
1840- Appointed 3rd Chief Engraver of US Mint by President Martin Van Buren - Born:
- 12/23/1785
- Birthplace:
- Hanover, PA
- Died:
- 07/23/1844
- Death Location:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Residence:
- Hanover, PA
Manheim, PA
Baltimore, PA
Philadelphia, PA - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Engraver, inventor
- Father:
- John Christopher Gobrecht
- Mother:
- Elizabeth (Sands) Gobrecht
- Relations:
- apprenticed to clock maker in Manheim, PA
William H. Freeman, Baltimore, MD
Employed by Murrary, Draper, Fairman Co., Banknote Engravers of Phildelphia - Spouse:
- m. 5/31/1818 Mary Hewes
- Children:
- Christianna Elizabeth Gobrecht
Rebecca Mary Gobrecht (m. Dr. WIlliam Darrach)
Charles Joseph Gobrecht
William Henry Gobrecht - Notes:
- Charles Gobrecht Darrach, "Christian Gobrecht, Artist and Inventor" The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. XXX, No. 117. Jan., 1906, 355-358.
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