Konrad Peutinger
Konrad Peutinger | |
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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. 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.