Caspar Laurentius Hornschuch
Caspar Laurentius Hornschuch (born August 7, 1610 in Wölfershausen , † January 17, 1676 in Ohrdruf ) was lieutenant captain and mayor of Ohrdruf.
He was the son of a pastor and probably escaped from his parents 'home against his parents' wishes in order to pursue a military career. In the Saxon-Gotha service he reached the rank of lieutenant captain, during the Thirty Years' War he became city commander in Ohrdruf. His tomb has been preserved in the Ohrdruf cemetery.
literature
- Hermann Strole: We live and weave in it - 50 years of Konrad Hornschuch: The landscape, the sex, the factory, the anniversary , Urbach 1956, pp. 118–119.
Web links
- Literature by and about Caspar Laurentius Hornschuch in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hornschuch, Caspar Laurentius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lieutenant captain and governor of Ohrdruf |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1610 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wölfershausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 1676 |
| Place of death | Ohrdruf |