Jean David Maillardet

Place: Fontaines

Born: 1768

Death: 1852

Biography:

Jean David Maillardet was a Swiss mechanician and pendulier born in Fontaines, Switzerland in 1768. He worked with his brother Julien-Auguste Maillardet, also a mechanician and pendulier, in Fontaines. They were known for their automata, particularly their magician automata. Maillardet died in 1852 in Malines, Belgium.