Johann Sigmund Brechtel

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Title page of the Notthracht Chronicle 1625

Johann Sigmund Brechtel (also Brecht, Prechtl; * around 1575; † after 1637 probably in Regensburg ) was a German chronicler.

Life

Brechtel served as a clerk and civil servant in various Regensburg institutions. Among other things, he was the prince-bishop's registrar. He wrote a number of unprinted handwritten chronicles on the Regensburg area and the history of Bavarian aristocratic families. The main printed version is the Bavarian Thurnier Gender Register , published in Regensburg in 1625 .

literature

Web links

Commons : Johann Sigmund Brechtel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Klaus Graf : Overview of the delivery. In: Archivalia , February 4, 2012