Georg Andreas Böckler

Georg Andreas Böckler (c. 1617 – 21 February 1687)[nb 1] was a German architect and engineer who wrote Architectura Curiosa Nova (1664) and Theatrum Machinarum Novum (1661).

Born in Cronheim, he was an architect in the city of Nuremberg and specialized in hydraulic architecture.

Architectura Curiosa Nova was his most important work.

The fourth part includes designs for grottoes and garden pavilions.

In 1661 Böckler wrote Theatrum Machinarum Novum, an important work on windmills, pumps and other hydraulic machines.

Georg Andreas Böckler, 1681
Illustration from Georg Andreas Böckler's Theatrum Machinarum Novum showing men operating a water pump to put out a fire (1661, Nuremberg in German; Cologne in Latin in 1662)
Architectura curiosa nova , 1701
Neue Ergötzliche Sinn-und Kunstreiche auch nützliche Bau-und Wasser-Kunst vorstellend (1701)