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German meistersinger ("mastersinger"), poet, playwright and shoemaker (1494–1576)

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Hans Sachs was a German figure from the 16th century, born on 5 November 1494 and died on 19 January 1576. He is associated with a body of work that includes titles such as *Werke*, *Hans Sachs ausgewählt und erläutert von Karl Kinzel*, *Der gestohlene Schinken*, *Eyn wunderliche Weyssagung*, and *Festschrift zur Hans Sachs-Feier*.

Records indicate that he has 158 works listed in one database, while other sources cite counts of 20 and 5. His musical profile is tagged with "german" and "16th century." Additionally, his name is referenced by 309 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Europeana Sparql, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
05 November 1494
Died
19 January 1576
Works
158

Top works

  • Werke
  • Hans Sachs ausgewählt und erläutert von Karl Kinzel
  • Eygentliche Beschreibung aller Stände auff Erden, hoher vnd nidriger, geistlicher vnd weltlicher, aller Künsten, Handwercken vnd Händeln &c. vom grösten biss zum kleinesten, auch von jrem Vrsprung, Erfindung vnd Gebreuchen
  • Der gestohlene Schinken
  • Eyn wunderliche Weyssagung

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1930-04-07
Active to
2016-11-23

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
250
Total plays
1,714

Tags

german16th century

Hans Sachs (5 November 1494 – 19 January 1576) was a German meistersinger ("mastersinger"), poet, playwright, and shoemaker. Hans Sachs was born in Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg). As a child he attended a singing school that was held in the church of Nuremberg. This helped to awaken in him a taste for poetry and music.[1] His father was a tailor. He attended Latin school (German: Lateinschule) in Nuremberg. When he was 14 he took up an apprenticeship as a shoemaker. <a href="https://www.last.fm/m

via Last.fm · Hans Sachs

Works in European collections

20 objects attributed to Hans Sachs, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Hans Sachs, wood engraving by Michael Ostendorfer Hans Sachs memorial Nuremberg by Johann Konrad Krausser Hans Sachs (5 November 1494 – 19 January 1576) was a German Meistersinger ("mastersinger"), poet, playwright, and shoemaker.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hans Sachs” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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