Wilhelm Rem
Wilhelm Rem (also Wilhelm Räm ; * 1462 in Augsburg ; † 1529, before October 1529, probably there) was an Augsburg chronicler and businessman .
Rem came from an Augsburg patrician family . Lucas Rem was his cousin . Little is known about his life. He is said to have been a benefactor towards the poor in Augsburg. In 1517 he alleviated a famine in the city when he had supplies of grain and flour baked into bread and distributed among the needy.
Works
- Chronica of old and new stories , Augsburg's chronicle up to 1511, a continuation and revision of the chronicle by Hektor Mülich .
- Chronica of new stories , chronicle of Augsburg from 1512 to 1527.
literature
- Friedrich Roth : Rem, Wilhelm . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, pp. 301-303.
- Reinhard Jakob: Re (h) m (family). In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-428-11202-4 , p. 408 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Krenner, Franz von . In: Hans-Michael Körner : Large Bavarian Biographical Encyclopedia . De Gruyter Saur, Berlin / New York 2005, p. 1591.
Web links
- Personal data on the website of the Merkel Foundation Augsburg
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rem, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Räm, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Augsburg businessman and author of a diary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1462 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | augsburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | between January 1529 and October 1529 |
| Place of death | augsburg |