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The New International Encyclopædia/Hele, Peter

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Edition of 1905. See also Peter Henlein on Wikipedia; and the disclaimer.

HELE, hā′le, Peter (1480-1542). A German clockmaker of Nuremberg, who is credited with having made the first pocket timepiece, about 1511. His name is also spelled ‘Hell’ and ‘Henlein.’