Konrad Peutinger

Konrad Peutinger
Konrad Peutinger
	Portrait by Christoph Amberger, 1543
Born	14 October 1465; Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died	28 December 1547 (aged 82); Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire
Occupation	Scholar, antiquarian
Nationality	German
Period	Renaissance
Literary movement	Renaissance humanism
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Konrad Peutinger (IPA: [ˈkɔnʁaːt ˈpɔʏtɪŋɐ]; 14 October 1465 – 28 December 1547) was a German humanist, jurist, diplomat, politician, economist and archaeologist, serving as Emperor Maximilian I's chief archaeological adviser.^[1]^[2] A senior official in the municipal government of the Imperial City of Augsburg, he served as a counselor to Emperor Maximilian I and his successor Charles V. Also known as a passionate antiquarian, he collected, with the help of his wife Margareta Welser (1481–1552), one of the largest private libraries north of the Alps.

^ Goldschmidt, E. P. (10 June 2010). The Printed Book of the Renaissance: Three Lectures on Type, Illustration and Ornament. Cambridge University Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-521-16706-2. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
^ Grafton, Anthony (15 March 1995). New Worlds, Ancient Texts: The Power of Tradition and the Shock of Discovery. Harvard University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-674-25412-1. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

[1] Goldschmidt, E. P. (10 June 2010). The Printed Book of the Renaissance: Three Lectures on Type, Illustration and Ornament. Cambridge University Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-521-16706-2. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

[2] Grafton, Anthony (15 March 1995). New Worlds, Ancient Texts: The Power of Tradition and the Shock of Discovery. Harvard University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-674-25412-1. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

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Konrad Peutinger
Portrait by Christoph Amberger, 1543
Born	14 October 1465 Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died	28 December 1547(1547-12-28) (aged 82) Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire
Occupation	Scholar, antiquarian
Nationality	German
Period	Renaissance
Literary movement	Renaissance humanism
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