Matthes Enderlein from Burgstadl

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Matthes Enderlein vom Burgstadl , also Mattes Enderlein , (* 1493 in Zwönitz , † October 21, 1556 in Sankt Joachimsthal ) was a Saxon-Bohemian mountain master .

Matthes Enderlein was born in Zwönitz in 1493 as the son of an Obermüller and grew up there. From 1500 he was a student at the Zwönitz Latin School . In 1518 he began his studies at the University of Leipzig . He was probably studying theology . From 1528 to 1533 he was rector at the Schneeberg Latin School and was shift supervisor . In 1530 Enderlein took part in the mining of Sankt Joachimsthal . Here he was again shift supervisor. After only three years in Joachimsthal, he took over the office of miner, the highest miner after the miner captain . From 1538 to 1548 Enderlein wrote 17 guidelines for forest management to stop the overexploitation of the forests around Joachimsthal. He worked on the development of the Bergordnung published by Graf Schlick in 1541–1545 . 1545 Enderlein got a new masters, the Czech King Ferdinand I . The entire Joachimsthal mine had to be ceded to him. In 1548 Enderlein wrote the Joachimsthal mountain customs . On February 19, 1549, he asked for his discharge from office because he got into debt due to ongoing illness. Since March 2, 1550 he was administrator. In addition, he was also the deputy of the top Joachimsthal official. This meant a significant increase in rank and an upswing for him. On January 20, 1552 he was raised to the nobility with the title “vom Burgstadtl” and on June 3, he married Margaretha, nee. Weinman, the widow of Wolf Beck. In 1553 he fell seriously ill and had financial problems. After a long illness he died on October 21, 1556.

He is the namesake of a street in Zwönitz and the Zwönitz Matthes-Enderlein-Gymnasium .

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SURNAME Enderlein from Burgstadl, Matthes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saxon-Bohemian mountain master
DATE OF BIRTH 1493
PLACE OF BIRTH Zwönitz
DATE OF DEATH October 21, 1556
Place of death Jáchymov