Konrad Peutinger

Konrad Peutinger
Portrait by Christoph Amberger, 1543
Portrait by Christoph Amberger, 1543
Born14 October 1465
Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died28 December 1547(1547-12-28) (aged 82)
Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire
OccupationScholar, antiquarian
NationalityGerman
PeriodRenaissance
Literary movementRenaissance humanism
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Konrad Peutinger (IPA: [ˈkɔnʁaːt ˈpɔʏtɪŋɐ]; 14 October 1465 – 28 December 1547) was a German humanist, jurist, diplomat, politician, economist and archaeologist, serving as Emperor Maximilian I's chief archaeological adviser.[1][2] A senior official in the municipal government of the Imperial City of Augsburg, he served as a counselor to Emperor Maximilian I and his successor Charles V. Also known as a passionate antiquarian, he collected, with the help of his wife Margareta Welser (1481–1552), one of the largest private libraries north of the Alps.

  1. ^ Goldschmidt, E. P. (10 June 2010). The Printed Book of the Renaissance: Three Lectures on Type, Illustration and Ornament. Cambridge University Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-521-16706-2. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  2. ^ Grafton, Anthony (15 March 1995). New Worlds, Ancient Texts: The Power of Tradition and the Shock of Discovery. Harvard University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-674-25412-1. Retrieved 23 February 2022.