Matthäus Landauer
Matthäus Landauer, drawn by Albrecht Dürer , 1511
Matthäus Landauer (* 1451; † January 7, 1515) was a wealthy Nuremberg merchant who was active in the Saiger trade .
In his time, in addition to his wealth, he also achieved a high reputation as the founder of a house of twelve brothers. The Landau Twelve Brothers House was a monastery-like asylum for twelve old Nuremberg craftsmen who were in need through no fault of their own. His grave is in the Landauerkapelle , the house chapel of the Landau Twelve Brothers House.
literature
- Joachim Ahlborn: Landauer (Nuremberg family). In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1982, ISBN 3-428-00194-X , p. 488 f. ( Digitized version ). - family items
See also
Web links
Commons : Matthäus Landauer - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Landau Chapel (also known as the Twelve Messenger Chapel) in Nuremberg on nuernberg.bayern-online.de
- Landauer, Matthäus (the younger) on bibliothek.uni-regensburg.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Landauer, Matthäus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Landauer, Matthes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German merchant and patron |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1451 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1515 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |