Böttger, Johann Friedrich

Japanese: ベットガー(英語表記)Böttger, Johann Friedrich
Böttger, Johann Friedrich
Born: 4 February 1682, Schleitz, Thuringia
Died March 13, 1719. Dresden, Germany. Alchemist and ceramist. Traveled among the noble families as an alchemist. In 1708, together with E. von Tschirnhaus, he succeeded in producing porcelain for the first time in Europe. In 1710, he became the factory manager of the Royal Saxon Porcelain Factory in Meissen (→ Meissen Porcelain), which was established by King Augustus of Saxony. He initially produced reddish-brown stoneware called vermilion, but later produced white porcelain. After his death, his disciples passed on the porcelain manufacturing method that he had kept secret to Vienna (→ Vienna Porcelain), and it quickly spread throughout Europe.

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Japanese:
[生]1682.2.4. チューリンゲン,シュライツ
[没]1719.3.13. ドレスデン
ドイツの錬金術師,陶芸家。錬金術師として諸侯の間を遍歴。 E.フォン・チルンハウスとともに 1708年にヨーロッパで初めて磁器の製造に成功。次いで 10年にザクセン王アウグストが設立したマイセン (→マイセン磁器 ) の王立ザクセン磁器工場の工場長となる。当初は朱泥という赤褐色の 炻器を作っていたが,その後は白磁を製造。彼が秘密にしていた磁器の製法は,その死後弟子によってウィーン (→ウィーン磁器 ) に伝えられたのをはじめとして,急速にヨーロッパ各地に伝播した。

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