Hans Hofmann (Mayor)
Hans Hofmann (also: Johannes Hofmann ; * unknown; † October 21, 1574 in Heilbronn ) was Mayor of Heilbronn from 1561 to 1574 .
Hofmann was a member of the external council in 1531 and a judge in 1539. In 1556 he was also the tax master and from 1561 to 1574 mayor of Heilbronn .
Götz von Berlichingen called Hans Hoffmann, in addition to the Syndicus Stefan Feyerabend, his "particularly dear gentleman, good patron and friend". He dedicated his autobiography (1562), which was printed in 1731, to Mayor Hans Hoffmann.
literature
- Bernd Klagholz: Heilbronn and its mayors in the period from the 16th to the 19th century . Scientific work in the subject of history for admission to the 1st state examination at the Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen 1980, Tübingen, 1980 (reading room Stadtarchiv Heilbronn HB 1 Klag), page 31.
- Franck von Steigerwald: life description of Mr. Goezens von Berlichingen. Nuremberg 1731, city archive
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schmolz, Helmut u. Hubert Weckbach: Heilbronn - history and life of a city , Weißenhorn, Anton H. Konrad-Verlag, 2nd edition 1973 No. 346 “Description of the life of Götz von Berlichingen”, page 115
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hofmann, Hans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hofmann, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mayor of Heilbronn |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1531 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 21, 1574 |
| Place of death | Heilbronn |