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Leeuwenhoek as Wine Gauger
Leeuwenhoek was appointed wine gauger (
wijneroeier
) in 1679.
Sources
Year
Author
Title
1600's no date
Burgemeesters Delft
Books of oaths
1961
Schierbeek, A.
Leeuwenhoek as surveyor and wine-gauger
1994
Meskens, A.
Wine gauging in late 16th- and early 17th-century Antwerp
What happened?
Date
Event
August 15, 1679
Appointed city inspector of imported and exported liquids / wine gauger
September 4, 1679
colleague Nicolaas van der Sloot appointed co-wine gauger
January 1, 1704
Tried to resign from city inspector / wine gauger job
January 1, 1705
Peter Stout appointed assistant wine gauger
August 17, 1714
Andries Jacobs appointed assistant city inspector / wine gauger
December 15, 1717
Received payment from the city for inspector / wine gauger duties
January 23, 1719
Received payment from the city for inspector / wine gauger duties
April 29, 1720
Received payment from the city for inspector / wine gauger duties
May 15, 1722
Received payment from the city for inspector / wine gauger duties
July 13, 1722
Received payment from the city for inspector / wine gauger duties
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