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the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Ferdinand Berthoud
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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FERDINAND BERTHOUD (1727-1807), Swiss chronometermaker, was born at Plancemont, Neuchatel, in 1727, and settling in Paris in 1745 gained a great reputation for the excellence and accuracy of his chronometers. He was a member of the Institute and a fellow of the Royal Society of London, and among other works wrote Essais sur l'horlogerie (1763). He died in 1807 at Montmorency, Seine et Oise. He was succeeded in business by his nephew, Louis Berthoud (1759-1813).
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ferdinand Berthoud'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​f/ferdinand-berthoud.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ferdinand Berthoud'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​f/ferdinand-berthoud.html. 1910.