Daniel Specklin (or Speckle or Speckel) (1536 – 18 October 1589) was an Alsatian

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. He was born and died in

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

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* Albert Fischer: Daniel Specklin aus Strassburg (1536 - 1589): Festungsbaumeister, Ingenieur und Kartograph; Sigmaringen, 1996. * Franz Grenacher: Vor vierhundert Jahren schuf Daniel Specklin seine Elsasskarte. In: Basler Geographische Hefte n.2 1973 * Rodolphe Peter: Daniel Specklin (1536 - 1589) et l'art des fortifications. In: Grandes Figures de l'Humanisme Alsacien: courants, milieux, destins. Strasbourg, 1978, S. 203–219 * Richard Schadow: Daniel Specklin, seine Leben und seine Tätigkeit als Baumeister. In: Jahrbuch des Vogesen-Clubs 2 (1886), S. 5–60 * Otto Winckelmann: Zur Lebens- und Familiengeschichte Daniel Specklins. In: Zeitschrift für die Geschichte des Oberrheins, ZGO 59 (1905), S. 605–620 1536 births 1589 deaths Architects from Strasbourg 16th-century French architects Renaissance architects German military engineers 16th-century German engineers Engineers from Strasbourg {{France-architect-stub

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