Jean-Henry Hemsch

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Jean-Henry Hemsch

1700-1769 DE, Cologne

A.k.a. Johann Heinrich Hemsch

Henri Hemsch, original name Johann Heinrich Hemsch (variants Jean-Henri Hemsch, Johannes Heinrich Hembsch) (21 February 1700 - September 1769), was a French harpsichord maker of German origin.He was born in Kastenholtz, near Cologne, and moved to France in 1728 where he served a six-year apprenticeship in the shop of Antoine Vater (fl. Paris, 1715–1759), another German émigré. Following this, he set up independently with his younger brother Guillaume (Wilhelm) (b.5 December 1709; fl.1748–1774). He served as juré of the instrument makers' guild in 1746. He is considered one of the most important Parisian makers of his time. He was succeeded in his craft by his nephew Jean-Henri Moers (b.Kastenholtz, August 1734; fl.1754–1793).

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