Bunge, Paul

Bio: * 1839, Halle/Saale; † 1888, Hamburg
Career: In his youth learned a technical trade (specialisation unknown) and aquired a good knowledge of engineering; since 1859 was registered in Hamburg as a mechanic; 1866 established a workshop of precision mechanics in Hamburg, where he built a new type of high precision balances; invented the short-beam analytical balance, a construction which was adopted by many other manufacturers worldwide; 1870 described the assay balance which was of great influence on the construction of the analytical organic chemists' microbalance; 1876 presented some of his precision balances at the exhibition of scientific instruments, London; 1884 published Beschreibung der Präcisionswaagen neuester Originalconstruction nebst Constructionsmotiven in Hamburg; about 1885 lost his eyesight; 1886 abandoned his workshop and sold it to Theodor Herzberg.

Bunge, P.. 1893. Preisliste der Werkstatt für Praecisionswaagen. Hamburg, Eilbeck: Hollmann, J.D.. Trade Catalogue

Bunge, Paul. 1901. [Letter to Angelo Mosso, concerning a scale]. 1 page. Manuscript