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Hans Sachs

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Hans Sachs

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

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Within Vinony's link graph, Hans Sachs is referenced by 309 other articles, and connects out to poetry, footwear industry and German.

It is catalogued under topics including 1494 births, 1576 deaths and 16th-century German composers.

Its subject is documented across 38 Wikipedia language editions.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Hans
Gender
male
Place of birth
Nuremberg
Place of death
Nuremberg
Occupation
cobbler
Educated at
Latin school
Languages spoken
German
Religion
Lutheranism
Instrument
voice
Image
Hans Sachs.jpg
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Hans Sachs
date of birth
1494-11-05
date of death
1576-00-00
Commons category
Hans Sachs
name in native language
Hans Sachs
Commons gallery
Hans Sachs
writing language
German
has works in the collection
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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Works in European collections

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

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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.

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