Hieronymus Holzach (Schultheiss)
Hieronymus Holzach (* 1540 in Basel ) was a Swiss mayor.
Life
Hieronymus Holzach, son of the Basel doctor Eucharius Holzach , joined the saffron guild in 1561 . He was a conductor of the secularized Carthusian monastery of St. Margarethen and from 1578–1581 he was the mayor of Kleinbasel .
literature
- Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Vol. 4, 1927, p. 279.
- Paul Koelner : The saffron guild of Basel and their crafts and trades, Basel 1935, p. 408
- Thomas Lutz: Die Kunstdenkmäler des Kantons Basel-Stadt, vol. 6, Bern 2004, p. 314.
- Gustaf Adolf Wanner : The Holzach. Story of an old Swiss family. Basel, Frankfurt a. M. 1982.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holzach, Hieronymus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss mayor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1540 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | 16th century or 17th century |