Jakob Twinger von Königshofen

Jacob Twinger of Königshofen ( * 1346 in Strasbourg, † December 27, 1420 in Königshofen in Strasbourg ) was a German historian.

Life and work

Jacob Twinger of Königshofen entered into holy orders, and was ordained a priest in 1382. In 1384 he became pastor in 1395 Druze home and canon of Thomas pin in Strasbourg.

First, he wrote a chronicle in Latin, which was never printed, then in German language, then treated in three chapters of world history in two the Strasbourg Church of Alsace and Strasbourg, a city for the period 1382-1414 is of original contemporary value. His presentation is popular and entertaining through legends, anecdotes and anecdotes from the vernacular. Numerous manuscripts testify to the recognition of the work. Handwritten manuscripts were destroyed by German shelling Twingers on the night of 24 to August 25, 1870 during the siege of Strasbourg in the Franco-German War.

The original part and a to 1420 continued excerpt, which first appeared in 1474 in Augsburg, and again by Johann Schilter (Strasbourg 1698 ), provided with historical notes and engravings, was published, Hegel has in the chronicles of the German cities (Vol. 8 u. 9: Strasbourg chronicles, Leipzig 1870-71 ) published.

Today there is a Collège in Königshofen that bears his name.