Konrad Peutinger

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.

Konrad Peutinger
Portrait by Christoph Amberger, 1543
Born14 October 1465
Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died28 December 1547(1547-12-28) (aged 82)
Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire
OccupationScholar, antiquarian
NationalityGerman
PeriodRenaissance
Literary movementRenaissance humanism
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