List of Famous people with last name Pirckheimer

Willibald Pirckheimer

First Name Willibald

Born on December 5, 1470

Died on December 22, 1530 (aged 60)

Born in Germany, Bavaria

Willibald Pirckheimer was a German Renaissance lawyer, author and Renaissance humanist, a wealthy and prominent figure in Nuremberg in the 16th century, and a member of the governing City Council for two periods. He was the closest friend of the artist Albrecht Dürer, who made a number of portraits of him, and a close friend of the great humanist and theologian Erasmus.

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Caritas Pirckheimer

First Name Caritas

Born on March 21, 1467

Died on August 19, 1532 (aged 65)

Born in Germany, Bavaria

Caritas Pirckheimer was Abbess of Saint Clara's convent in Nuremberg at the time of the Reformation, which she opposed due to the threat posed by Martin Luther to Catholic houses of worship and religious buildings, including her own convent.

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