Erhard von Appenweiler
Erhard von Appenweiler or Erhard von Appenwiler (attested from 1429; † 1471/1472 in Basel ) was a cleric and chronicler in Basel.
life and work
Erhard von Appenweiler came from a respected family from Appenweiler near Colmar . From 1429 until his death he worked as a chaplain at the Basel Minster . In 1443 he also became treasurer of the Brotherhood of St. John. On the empty pages of a Saxon world chronicle , he recorded events in Basel's contemporary history from 1439 to 1471.
publication
- The Chronicle of Erhard von Appenwiler 1439–1471, with its continuations 1472–1474. In: Basel Chronicles . Edited by the Historical and Antiquarian Society in Basel. 4th volume, edited by August Bernoulli . Hirzel, Leipzig 1890, pp. 221–408. Digitized.
literature
- Richard Feller , Edgar Bonjour : Historiography of Switzerland from the late Middle Ages to the modern age. 2nd edition, vol. 1. Basel / Stuttgart 1979, p. 38.
- Veronika Feller-Vest: Appenweiler, Erhard von. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Fritz Meier: Basel local history. Local history reader of Basel. 5th edition, Basel 1974, p. 578 f.
Web links
- Erhard von Appenweiler in the repertory "Historical Sources of the German Middle Ages"
- Manuscript census
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Appenweiler, Erhard von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Appenwiler, Erhard von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cleric, notary and chronicler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1429 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1471 or 1472 |
| Place of death | Basel |