Georg Friedrich Brander

[1] He studied in Altdorf bei Nürnberg from 1731 to 1734 mathematics and physics under the supervision of Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr.

He was supported by local financier Josef von Halder with capital and in establishing a business network.

[2] In 1778 he invented the coincidence telemeter, a device used to measure distances to remote objects.

Brander won moderate fame by building precision machines for many European courts and academies.

After Brander's death, Hoeschel continued the fine mechanics business and could keep the high reputation for quality instruments.