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Franz Schmidt (or Frantz Schmidt) | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Franz_Schmidt_executing_Hans_Fr%C3%B6schel.jpg) Franz Schmidt executing Hans Fröschel on May 18, 1591. This drawing is in the margins of a court record. | |
| Born | 1555 |
| Died | 1634 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth |
| Other names | Meister Schmidt |
| Occupation(s) | Executioner, torturer, healer |
| Known for | Executioner for the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg (1 May 1578-1617). A Hangman's Diary: The Journal of Master Franz Schmidt, Public Executioner of Nuremberg, 1573–1617 |
| Spouse | Maria Schmidt |
| Children | 7 |
| Parent | Heinrich Schmidt |
Franz Schmidt (1555–1634), also known as Meister Franz or Frantz Schmidt, was an executioner in Hof from 1573 to April 1578, and from 1 May 1578 till the end of 1617 he was the executioner of Nuremberg. He left a diary in which he detailed the 361 executions he performed during his 45-year career.