Memorial to Jens Olsen - watchmaker and astromechanic in Ribe

Mindetavle over Jens Olsen, skaberen af Verdensuret på Københavns Rådhus, født i Ribe in 1872.

Jens Olsen, the Astromechanic, who created the World Clock at Copenhagen City Hall was born in Ribe i 1872 og havde sin læretid her. Han gik "på valsen" i 1897 og søgte en hver lejlighed til at arbejde med ure og om aftenen læste han astronomi. Undervejs standsede han i Frankrig og Schweiz.

Among other things, he works one and a half years in Paris during the World's Fair in 1900 and he ended his 5-year trip abroad with a few months in London.

He spent 160.000 man-hours building the world clock, but unfortunately he never got to see his life's work finished.

Jens Olsen was no longer alive when King Frederik IX started the clock in December 1955.

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