Paul Pfinzing
Paul Pfinzing (born August 29, 1554, probably in Nuremberg ; † July 1, 1599 there ), an important cartographer , came from the Nuremberg patrician family Pfinzing von Henfenfeld .
Politician
Pfinzing was a member of the Inner Council of the Imperial City of Nuremberg . As a result, he was also one of the six forest lords of the Sebalder and Lorenz imperial forests .
cartographer
As a lord of the forest, he created the Pfinzing Atlas of 1594 on the Nuremberg territory . He worked with a specially developed marching compass, with a pedometer and a speedometer for his horse-drawn vehicle.
Honors
The Paul-Pfinzing-Gymnasium in the city of Hersbruck is named after him.
In honor of Paul Pfinzing, a 100 km long circular hiking trail through Hersbrucker Switzerland was named after him. The path is marked with two intertwined black "P" s on a yellow background and leads around Hersbruck. Details on the route can be found in OpenStreetMap under Route FAV 13.
literature
- Ernst Gagel : Paul Pfinzing - His achievement for German cartography. o. O., [1945]. III, 123 signed sheet; [typ.] Erlangen, Naturwiss. Faculty, Diss., 1944, IDN: 350213763
- Fritz Schnelbögl : Nuremberg artist in the landscape - Paul Pfinzing the Elder (1554–1599) . In: Mitteilungen der Altnürnberger Landschaft eV, 1953, No. 2, pp. 9-14
- Ernst Gagel: Pfinzing, the cartographer of the imperial city of Nuremberg (1554–1599). With the collaboration of Fritz Schnelbögl. (Series of publications from the Altnürnberger Landschaft; Vol. 4) Hersbruck; [Nürnberg]: Verlag der Altnürnberger Landschaft, 1957, 39 p., With 20 illustrations, 10 folding plates, 18 plates, 1 cover picture, IDN: 451419685
- Paul Pfinzing: The Pfinzing Atlas from 1594, facsimile of all 58 pages of the original. Series of publications from the Altnürnberger Landschaft
- Peter Fleischmann: The Pfinzing Atlas of 1594 - Catalog for the exhibition of the Nuremberg State Archives on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of its creation, Nuremberg, September 9 - October 23, 1994, (Exhibition catalogs of the Bavarian State Archives; No. 33), (Series of publications by the Old Nuremberg Landscape; Vol. 40). Munich: General Directorate of the State Archives, 1994, 466 pages, ISBN 3-921635-30-6
- Menso Folkerts: Pfinzing, Paul. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-00201-6 , p. 335 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Publications by and about Paul Pfinzing in VD 17 .
- Life and work of Paul Pfinzing
- Allotment garden association Renzenhof: Map by Paul Pfinzing from 1590 with the Forsthube Renzenhof
- Hermann Rusam: The Bird Catchers of Nuremberg With section from the Pfinzingatlas from 1594 with the bird herds registered in the area around Mögeldorf and Laufamholz.
- Paul Pfinzing
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pfinzing, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mathematician and cartographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1554 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 1599 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |