Johann Wassenberch
Johann Wassenberch (born September 12, 1454 in Duisburg ; † 1517 (?) Ibid) was a Duisburg clergyman.
Wassenberch lived in Duisburg throughout his life and worked as a chaplain for the Johannitern . There is a chronicle of him in the Lower Franconian language known as the "Duisburg Chronicle".
Duisburg Chronicle
Wassenberch's chronicle extends from 1474 to 1517. Arend Mihm sees it as a valuable historical source, which at the same time "must be regarded as an authentic testimony to the Lower Rhine dialect of that time". The only manuscript of the chronicle is in a private Westphalian aristocratic library : Library Haus Ruhr in Senden Cod. 99 ( autograph chronicle manuscript ).
In the chronicle, for which Wassenberch also used flyers and historical songs, he not only reports on local events. His gaze extends far beyond the Duchy of the Lower Rhine. He followed closely what was going on in the Archdiocese of Cologne and in the whole empire and what he thought was worth mentioning and recorded in his chronicle. He also reports on events such as the earthquake in Constantinople , the Turkish wars and the discovery of America .
“The descriptions are noticeably lively and rich in facts, but usually remain brief” (Mihm 1998).
In 1517 the chronicle breaks off abruptly. Wassenberch probably died of the plague that was raging in the Rhineland at the time .
In addition to the edition of the chronicle from 1474 by Mihm 1981 (with year of birth 1454), the old edition of Theodor Ilgen from 1894 offers some local additions that Wassenberch added to his copy of the Koelhoff Chronicle.
literature
- Arend Mihm: The Chronicle of Johann Wassenberch . Duisburg 1981, ISBN 3-87463-095-1 (with year of birth 1454)
- Arend Mihm: Wassenberch, Johann. In: K. Ruh et al. (Ed.): The German literature of the Middle Ages. Author's Lexicon, Vol. 10. Berlin / New York. 1998, Col. 772-774 (with year of birth 1458!)
Web links
- Johann Wassenberch in the repertory "Historical Sources of the German Middle Ages"
- Excerpt from the text ( memento of November 19, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) on the witch hunt
Individual evidence
- ^ Duisburger Chronik , website in the geschichtsquellen.de portal , accessed on December 26, 2015
- ↑ Arend Mihm: The Chronicle of Johann Wassenberch . Duisburg 1981, ISBN 3-87463-095-1 .
- ^ Soest and Duisburg . In: Theodor Ilgen (ed.): The chronicles of the Westphalian and Rhenish cities . tape 3 . Hirzel, Leipzig 1895, DNB 456276998 ( archive.org [accessed on January 30, 2019] DNB number refers to the 2nd unchanged edition from 1969).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wassenberch, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clergyman and chronicler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1454 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Duisburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1517 |
| Place of death | Duisburg |