Gotthard Kerkring

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Epitaph in St. Marien

Gotthard Kerkring (* 1639 in Lübeck ; † June 16, 1705 there ) was mayor of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck.

Life

Gotthard Kerkring came from the old Lübeck council family Kerckring . He was great-grandson of Councilor Hinrich Kerckring . He enrolled at the University of Rostock at Easter 1652 . He completed his studies at the University of Basel and only returned to his hometown after a subsequent grand tour . He became a member of the circle society in 1669 . He was elected to the city council in 1680 and appointed mayor there in 1697 .

epitaph

His epitaph in Lübeck's Marienkirche with a Latin inscription has been preserved and honors him as Pater Patriae based on the honorary title of the Roman emperors since Augustus . It was created in 1707 by the Lübeck sculptor Hans Freese .

Works

literature

  • Emil Ferdinand Fehling : Lübeck Council Line. Lübeck 1925, No. 808
  • Gustav Schaumann , Friedrich Bruns (editor): The architectural and art monuments of the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck , ed. from the building deputation. Volume 2, part 2: The Marienkirche. Nöhring, Lübeck 1906, p. 165 ff., P. 376 ff. (Epitaph)

Web links

Commons : Gotthard Kerkring  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry in the Rostock matriculation portal
  2. ↑ German: "Savior of the Fatherland"; Further text with explanation and translation by: Adolf Clasen : Verbekannte Schätze - Lübeck's Latin inscriptions in the original and in German. Lübeck 2002, p. 16 ff. ISBN 3-7950-0475-6
personal data
SURNAME Kerkring, Gotthard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mayor of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck
DATE OF BIRTH 1639
PLACE OF BIRTH Lübeck
DATE OF DEATH June 16, 1705
Place of death Lübeck