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      Peter Henlein
          
              * c. 1479 in Nuremberg
              + 1542 in Nuremberg
          
          
           
        
      
      
      Peter Henlein, a locksmith and clockmaker of Nuremberg, Germany,
      is often considered the inventor of the watch.
      He was one of the first craftsmen to make small ornamental
      Taschenuhren, portable clocks.
      
        2018 J. Giesen