Erpold Lindenbrog
Erpold Lindenbrog (* 1540 in Bremen ; † June 20, 1616 in Hamburg ) was a Hamburg notary and historian.
Life
Erpold Lindenbrog came from a land-owning family in the Osterstade region in the ore monastery of Bremen . His father was a bailiff in Rechtenfleth . He became a notary in Hamburg and was the owner of a small prebend at Hamburg Cathedral . As a historian, he dealt with old manuscripts and focused on the history of the Archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen . In addition, Heinrich Rantzau gave him his handwriting of Adam of Bremen . In addition, he used the library of the Hamburg Cathedral, which later came to the Hamburg City Library . His own extensive library and the libraries of his sons Heinrich and Friedrich Lindenbrog also ended up in the city library.
Fonts
- Scriptores rerum Germanicarum septentrionalium, vicinarumque populorum diversi . de Bry, Frankfurt am Main 1609.
literature
- Karl Ernst Hermann Krause: Lindenbrog, Erpold . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 691 f.
Web links
- Works by and about Erpold Lindenbrog in the German Digital Library
- Publications from and about Erpold Lindenbrog in VD 16 .
- Publications from and about Erpold Lindenbrog in VD 17 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lindenbrog, Erpold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hamburg notary and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1540 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1616 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |