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Koliker, Jean Gabriel

Paris · 1783 to 1820

Historical maker

Named in 6 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 53, scan 61.
Koliker, Jean Gabriel. Worked in Paris, 1783-99, in rue des Fossés-Saint-Germain-des-Prés; in 1800 he moved to 24, rue Croix-des-petits-Champs. Ch. F. Gand bought his business in 1820. It is doubtful if he made any new instruments, but he was an extremely clever repairer of old ones.
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 53, scan 63. Held as more than one scan.
Koliker, Jean Gabriel. Worked in Paris, 1783-99, in rue des Fossés-Saint-Germain-des-Prés; in 1800 he moved to 24, rue Croix-des-petits-Champs. Ch. F. Gand bought his business in 1820. It is doubtful if he made any new instruments, but he was an extremely clever repairer of old ones.
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Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 139.
KOLIKER (Jean-Gabriel) — Paris towards 1800. This maker specialised in the repairing of old instruments and is thought to have left some well made …
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Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 258, scan 282.
KOLIKER, Jean Gabriel. Paris, 1783-99. Clever repairer.
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 33, scan 55. Held as more than one scan.
KOLIKER, JEAN GABRIEL, Paris, 1783 to 1820.
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Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922. Page 267, scan 271.
Koliker, Jean Gabriel. — Paris. 1783. 1820
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  • Entries from 6 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.

Same town, same time

267 other Paris makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

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