Johann Hasentöter
Hans Johann Hasentöter (different spelling: Hasentödter , * 1517 , † 1586 ) was a German chronicler .
Hasentöter wrote the Lord's Prayer in Latvian , which was printed in 1550 in the Latin edition of Sebastian Munster's Cosmographia . This is the oldest printed text in Latvian script that has survived today.
When the Hanseatic city of Danzig was attacked in 1577, Hasentöter wrote the lyrics to the song O Danzig hold you tight .
Works
- Translation of the Lord's Prayer into Latvian. In the Latin edition of Münster's Cosmographia, 1550
- Text of the song O Danzig hold you tight . 1577
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| SURNAME | Rabbit killer, Johann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hasentöter, Hans Johann; Hasentödter, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chronicler, Latvian poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1517 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1586 |