Johannes Salat

John lettuce, salad, Hans (* 1498 in Sursee; † before October 23, 1561 in Fribourg ), was a Swiss court clerk, playwright and historian / chronicler. In 1538 he was director of the Lucerne Easter play game.

Life

John lettuce, Seiler like his father, who lived from 1520 to 1540 in Lucerne. He participated in six campaigns from 1522 to 1527 mostly as a field recorder. After that, he was with the Kappeler wars there. From 1531 he was clerk of the court and printed next to his first literary works, often with a high polemical and satirical potential. He has written on behalf of the Catholic Old places but also several historical writings. In 1540 he lost his position because of fraud. After that he was in Freiburg schoolmaster ( 1544-47 ), surgeon, alchemist and astrologer.

The estate of Hans salad, including his diary, is preserved in the Central and University Library Lucerne.

Works

  • Tanngrotz (Description of the Second Kappel War from the perspective of the Catholic interior places in verse ), 1531.
  • Triumphus Herculis Helvetici ( Triumph of the Swiss Hercules, a satire on Ulrich Zwingli ), 1532 ( as a copy of the 17th century).
  • Reformation History 1517-34 ( comprehensive description of the time of the Reformation, from a Catholic point of view), 1534 Edition. Jörg Ruth. Zurich 1986. ISBN 3-85513-151-1 (Vol. 1 ), ISBN 3-85513-152-10 (formally wrong ISBN ) ( Volume 2 ) ISBN 3-85513-153-8 and (Volume 3)
  • The Prodigal Son ( Drama after the parable of the prodigal son, Luke 15:11-32 ), 1537 Edition. Walter Haas; Martin Stern: Five comedies of the 16th century. Bern, 1989, pp. 61-181.
  • Eyn nutzlichs Biechlin wyss in warning at the XIII site, 1537.
  • Vita of Brother Klaus Rights ware History, Legend and life of the pious, ... Nicolausen of the wing, gebornenn Landsman whether the forest inn Underwalden ..., Augsburg 1537.
  • Warhafftige wunderbarliche historian and life of quite pious devout godly weytberümpten Nicolausen of the wing ..., Dillingen 1571st
  • The life of Blessed Brother Klaus Johannes salad, Court Reporter in Lucern. Edited and introduced by Franz Josef Schiffmann (after the edition of 1537 ). In: History friend 23 1868, pp. 107-153.
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