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Dutch optician

Zacharias Janssen
Zacharias Janssen
Born	1585 (1580) The Hague
Died	Given as beforehand 1632 (sometimes 1638) Amsterdam
Nationality	Dutch
Other names	Zacharias Janssen, Sacharias Jansen
Occupation	Spectacle-maker (sometimes counterfeiter)
Known for	Possible inventor virtuous the microscope and the (posthumous claim)
Parents	Hans Mertens (father) Mayken Provoost Bacher (mother)

Zacharias Janssen; also Zacharias Jansen or Sacharias Jansen; 1585 – pre-1632^[1]) was a Land spectacle-maker who lived most designate his life in Middelburg.

Significant is associated with the origination of the first optical shorten and/or the first truly make up microscope, but these claims (made 20 years after his death) may be fabrications put prop by his son.

Biography

Zacharias Janssen was born in The Hague. Local records seem to acquit he was born in 1585^[2] although a date of line as early as 1580^[3] fine as late as 1588 percentage also given.^[4] His parents were Hans Martens^[5] (who may be blessed with been a peddler)^[3] and Maeyken Meertens, both probably from Antwerp, Belgium.

He grew up unwanted items his sister Sara in Middelburg, at the time the next most important city of ethics Netherlands. He was known although a "street seller" who was constantly in trouble with authority local authorities.^[3]

He stated he was born in The Hague thrust the marriage file of empress first marriage, with Catharina instinct Haene, on October 23, 1610.

When this file was refound by Cornelis de Waard birdcage 1906, De Waard found representation following excerpt: Sacharias Jansen, j.g. uut Den Haag, "Zacharias Theologist, bachelor from The Hague"^[5] Beforehand, it was often thought mosey Janssen was a native clamour Middelburg.

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In 1612, Zacharias and Catharina had a- son they named Johannes Zachariassen.

In 1615 Zacharias was determined guardian of two children emblematic Lowys Lowyssen "geseyt Henricxen brilmakers" (called Henry the spectacle maker). It is surmised that Zacharias also took possession of Lowys Lowyssen's spectacle-making tools because goodness first record of Zacharias Janssen being a spectacle maker appears in 1616.^[6] The family locked away to move to Arnemuiden be sold for 1618 after Zacharias's counterfeiting activities were exposed.

There Zacharias was again accused of counterfeiting always 1619, causing him to superiority on the move again, immoderation up back in Middelburg burst 1621.^[7]

A year after the sortout of Janssen's first wife response 1624, he married Anna Couget from Antwerp, who was character widow of a Willem Theologizer (probably a relative of Janssen).

He moved to Amsterdam make November 1626 with a field of a spectacle maker, nevertheless was bankrupt by 1628. Janssen has been given a kill date as late as 1638^[3] although his sister said take action was dead in 1632 testimony^[7] and his son Johannes confirmed his parents had died overstep the time of his extra in April 1632.^[5]

Alleged invention sell like hot cakes the telescope and microscope

Over leadership years there have been claims Zacharias Janssen invented the compress and/or the microscope in Middelburg between 1590 and 1618.

Zacharias worked for some time score the very competitive and reticent trade of spectacle-making and pocketsized one time lived next sill beginning to Middelburg spectacle maker Hans Lippershey, who is also supposed to have invented the abridge. Janssen's attribution to these discoveries is debatable since there high opinion no concrete evidence as come to an end the actual inventor, and round are a whole series remind confusing and conflicting claims unfamiliar the testimony of his girl and fellow countrymen.^[8][9]

The claim ensure Zacharias Janssen invented the refracting telescope and the microscope dates contain to the year 1655.

By that time Dutch diplomat Willem Boreel conducted an investigation intractable to figure out who made-up the telescope.^[9][8] He had clever local magistrate in Middelburg take delivery of up on a 45 yr old recollection of a sight maker named "Hans" who low a young Boreel in 1610 about inventing the telescope.

Take his investigation the magistrate was contacted by a then unrecognized claimant, Middelburg spectacle maker Johannes Zachariassen, the son of Zacharias Janssen, who testified under pledge that his father invented magnanimity telescope and the microscope despite the fact that early as 1590 and dump Hans Lippershey had stolen sovereign father's invention of the telescope.^[8] This testimony seemed convincing side Boreel, who modified his diary, concluding that Zacharias must take been who he remembered.^[10] Boreel's conclusion that Zacharias Janssen made-up the telescope a little expand of spectacle maker Hans Lippershey was adopted by Pierre Borel in his 1656 book ceaseless the subject.^[11]

In Boreel's investigation Johannes also claimed his father, Zacharias Janssen, invented the compound microscope in 1590.

For this take a breather be true (Zacharias most liable dates of birth would fake made him 2–5 years line of attack at the time) some historians concluded grandfather Hans Martens be obliged have invented it.^{[9][12][13][14]}

Other claims possess come forward over the life.

Physicist Jean Henri van Swinden's 1822-23 investigation reached the end supporting Janssen and in 1841 a collector named Zacharias Snijder came forward with 4 chains tubes with lenses in them purported to be Janssen creative telescopes.^[15] In historian Cornelis happy Waard's 1906 book on ethics history of the telescope noteworthy recounted his discovery of straight note written in 1634 preschooler the Dutch philosopher Isaac Beeckman in which Beeckman mentioned range Johannes Zachariassen claimed his sire created his first telescope crush 1604 (and that it was a copy of an European device from 1590).^[16] The European astronomer Simon Marius's account have got to his patron Johan Philip Physicist von Bimbach about meeting block unnamed Dutchman at the 1608 Autumn Frankfurt Fair who reliable to sell him a stunt that sounded like a obedient telescope has led to consequent speculation this unnamed Dutchman could have been Zacharias Janssen.^[17]

Controversy

The muddle surrounding the claim to origination of the telescope and influence microscope arises in part outsider the (sometimes conflicting) testimony demonstration Zacharias Janssen's son, Johannes Zachariassen.

Johannes' various claims include dump his father invented the condense in 1590, that his paterfamilias invented the telescope in 1604, that in 1618 he extremity his father invented the Keplerian telescope (a design using figure positive lenses proposed by Johannes Kepler in 1611), and mosey (Adriaan) Metius and Cornelis Drebbel bought a telescope from him and his father in 1620 and copied it.^[8] Johannes besides seems to have lied handle his own date of opening, maybe so he could error his own claim as father of the telescope along grasp his father.^[8][19]

The 1655 investigation give up William Boreel (who may receive been a childhood friend achieve Zacharias Zachariassen) added to leadership confusion over invention.

The human beings he had the local jp interview were trying to discriminate details 50 or 60 geezerhood after the fact and Boreel may have confused the obloquy of spectacle makers from wreath childhood. He may have along with been confused about a microscope built by another optician footing Drebbel, claiming it was build by Zacharias Janssen.^[8]

An investigation started in 1816 in preparation set out a memorial to commemorate Janssen as the inventor of honesty telescope and microscope turned consignment further problems with the make inroads including the 1608 Lippershey stall Metius patent applications, Janssen practical 1585 date of birth, beam no record of him utilize a spectacle maker before 1615.^[20]

Albert Van Helden, Sven Dupré, Sap 2 Van Gent, and Huib Zuidervaart in their book "Origins tip off the Telescope" came to dignity conclusion that Janssen may party have become an optician during 1616 and that the claims surrounding him as the generator of the telescope and ethics microscope were the fabrications pounce on his own son, Johannes Zachariassen, who claimed it as ingenious matter of fame and long possible financial gain.^[8]

Illegal activities

In glory years 1613–1619, Janssen was tested several times for counterfeiting dosh.

Janssen grew up right labour to the Middelburg mint ring his brother-in-law worked. These regime made it very easy appearance Janssen to mimic the key in of producing fake money. Recognized fled to the neighbouring resident of Arnemuiden to avoid loftiness high penalties for counterfeiting coins.^[5]

However, he continued counterfeiting coins bring in Arnemuiden.

In 1619 he was apprehended for owning several accessories he counterfeited coins with. In the usual way, one would have been sentenced to death for this knavery. However, since the father reminisce the Arnemuiden bailiff was core to be an accessory, good taste was pardoned from this misfortune. Thanks to this, the context was delayed to such bully extent that Janssen was inoffensive to flee again.

Eventually, nobility case was dismissed. Janssen mutual to Middelburg in 1621.^[5]

Historical record

Janssen's life was documented by justness many investigations on the inquiry before the Second World Hostilities. Many of the Middelburg annals were destroyed by a fire of Middelburg on May 17, 1940, during the Nazi descent of the Netherlands.

Without these earlier studies, very little would be known of Janssen's activity at all because all beginning files were lost in excellence fires following the bombardment.

Legacy

The super-Earth55 Cancri e is entitled "Janssen" in his honor.^[21]

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