Henri de Vic

Henri de Vic or Henri de Wic (fl. 14th century) was a late medieval clockmaker, from Germany or Lorraine. He was commissioned to make a clock for one of the towers of the Conciergerie in Paris by King Charles V of France. The clock, still in place, was installed in 1370.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Demurger, Alain (1990). Temps de crises, temps d'espoirs. Nouvelle histoire de la France médiévale 5 (in French). Éditions du Seuil. p. 229. ISBN 2-02-012221-9.
  2. ^ Boudet, Jean-Patrice (1998). "L'apparition des horloges mécaniques en Occident". Revue Historique (in French). 229 (605): 148. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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