Nikolaus Gentzkow

Nikolaus Gentzkow (born December 6, 1502 , † February 24, 1576 in Stralsund ) was a German lawyer and chronicler. He was mayor of Stralsund for 20 years .

Life

Gentzkow was probably the son of a shoemaker in Wittstock in the Electorate of Brandenburg . He studied law and in 1540 became Syndicus of the city of Stralsund. As a lawyer he also represented the dukes of Mecklenburg, the princess-abbess of the Ribnitz monastery and the city of Rostock . On August 5, 1544, the city of Stralsund awarded him the Prohn church loan, which ensured him a good income.

In autumn 1555 he became mayor of the city of Stralsund, but also retained the office of Syndicus for financial reasons. He received support from Bartholomäus Sastrow . As mayor, he represented Stralsund at the court of the Pomeranian dukes and at Hanseatic days . Gentzkow was involved in the development of a new school and church order as well as the city constitution. He was very committed to the new city school in St. Catherine's Monastery, which was abandoned by the Dominicans after the Reformation, and introduced its first rector on April 20, 1560.

In Lübeck's war with Sweden from 1563 to 1568 ( three-crown war ), he behaved neutrally and even assured Swedish ships that they could move freely to the safe ports of Rügen.

Gentzkow died on February 24, 1576 in Stralsund, weakened by illness.

family

Gentzkow was married three times and had children.

plant

Nikolaus Gentzkow kept a diary that has been preserved in two parts, which describe the years 1558 to 1567. There may be another, earlier part. In this diary, which is an important chronicle for Stralsund, he describes his legal practice, the city administration, art and science, alchemy, magic, physical and medical care and social life. Bartholomäus Sastrow and Johann Berckmann describe him in their chronicles.

expenditure

Stralsund Chronicles / Vol. 3, booklet 1: D. Nicolaus Gentzkow's, former mayor of Stralsund, diary from 1558 to 1567 (excerpts). In addition to appendices, edited and explained for the first time from the manuscripts. Issue 1: Sheets 1 to 8, Stralsund: Löffler 1852, digitized copy of the copy from the Bavarian State Library .
Dr. Nicolaus Gentzkows diary (from 1558–1567, in excerpts); plus three appendices: Stralsund dress and wedding regulations v. J. 1570; A. Wessel's writings about the altars of the Marienkirche in Stralsund and about the same church in the Wesselschen Bible v. J. 1555 ff. Edited from the manuscripts. by Ernst Zober , foreword: Theodor Pyl . Greifswald: Greifswald division of society. for Pomeranian history and antiquity; Greifswald: Kunike 1870 (Stralsundische Chroniken, edited by Mohnike and Zober; Part 3)
Heidelore Böcker (ed.): The diary of Stralsund mayor Nicolaus Gentzkow (1558-1567): transmission, commentary and register. Hamburg: Kovač 2011 (Studies on the Historical Research of Modern Times 66) ISBN 978-3-8300-5470-2

literature

Heidelore Böcker : Gentzkow, Nicolaus (1502–1576). In: Dirk Alvermann , Nils Jörn (Hrsg.): Biographisches Lexikon für Pommern . Volume 1 (= publications of the Historical Commission for Pomerania. Series V, Volume 48.1). Böhlau Verlag, Cologne Weimar Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-412-20936-0 , pp. 82–84.
Grete Grewolls: Who was who in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. The dictionary of persons . Hinstorff Verlag, Rostock 2011, ISBN 978-3-356-01301-6 , p. 3194 .
Theodor Pyl : Gentzkow, Nikolaus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878, pp. 593-595.

Web links

Literature about Nikolaus Gentzkow in the state bibliography MV
Nikolaus Gentzkow in the database of personal reports in German-speaking countries
Biography of Johann Albert Dinnies in the digital library Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, original in the Stralsund city archive, Hs 359

Individual evidence

↑ See the review by Klaus Graf in Archivalia: The Diary of Stralsund Mayor Nicolaus Gentzkow : a thoroughly annoying publishing product (accessed on November 11, 2012)

personal data
SURNAME	Gentzkow, Nikolaus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gentzkow, Nicolaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German mayor and chronicler
DATE OF BIRTH	December 6, 1502
DATE OF DEATH	February 24, 1576
Place of death	Stralsund

[1] See the review by Klaus Graf in Archivalia: The Diary of Stralsund Mayor Nicolaus Gentzkow : a thoroughly annoying publishing product (accessed on November 11, 2012)