Kunegunde Hergot
Kunegunde Hergot (died 7 February 1547) was a German printer in Nuremberg and the wife of first Hans Hergot, and later of Georg Wachter, both printers.[1]
It is believed that she printed much of the material printed under Hans Hergot's name, and that he was simply the distributor.[2] The materials he was distributing were considered heretical and politically radical, and while George, Duke of Saxony presided, Hans Hergot was tried and condemned to death. Kunegunde tried to convince the Nuremberg city council to intercede, but was unsuccessful, and Hans was publicly executed in 1527. Kunegunde continued the business under her own name until 1538.
References
- Root, Deane L., ed. (2001). "Kunegunde Hergot". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Oxford University Press.
- Göllner, Marie Louise (2001). "Hans Hergot". In Root, Deane L. (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Oxford University Press.
- Wohnhaas, Theodor (2001). "Georg Wachter". In Root, Deane L. (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Oxford University Press.
- Wohnhaas, Theodor; Jackson, Susan (2001). "Valentin Neuber". In Root, Deane L. (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Oxford University Press.
Notes
- According to Susan Jackson, Wachter later married another woman named Kunegunde who later married Valentin Neuber, also a printer.
- Göllner
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