Jean Maritz
Swiss inventor · Switzerland · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1680 to 1743 · aged 63
Jean Maritz (1680-1743), also Johan Maritz, was a Swiss inventor, born in Burgdorf, Canton of Bern, who moved to France, becoming "Commissaire des Fontes" at Strasbourg, and invented the vertical drilling machine, as well as the horizontal drilling machine for cannons in the 18th century.
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Vertical cannon drilling.
Chaillot Horizontal Cannon Boring Machinery, Plate LLX
The Maritz method for horizontal cannon drilling. French 18th century encyclopedia.
A canon de 12 de Vallière, founded by Jean Maritz in 1736.
Jean Maritz cannons de 24.
Jean Maritz cannon de 24 Uranie (the signature of Jean Maritz appears on the breech), founded in Strasbourg in 1745.About this person
His inventions revolutionized cannon-making and became a key component of the de Vallière system and contributed to the development of the later Gribeauval system.
Country
Switzerland
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1680 to 1743 · aged 63
