Hans Luther

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Hans Luther was the father of Protestant Reformer Martin Luther, a German miner and smelter who rose to become a relatively prosperous businessman in early 16th-century Saxony.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf German person
human
centuryOfActivity 16th century
child Martin Luther
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
ethnicGroup German
familyName Luther
gender male
givenName Hans
industry metal smelting
mining industry
knownFor improving his family’s social and economic status through mining
livedInPoliticalEntity Holy Roman Empire
nativeLanguage German
notableFor being the father of Martin Luther
occupation businessman
miner
smelter
placeOfBirth County of Mansfeld
Möhra
placeOfDeath Mansfeld
religion Roman Catholic Church
residence Electorate of Saxony
Mansfeld
socialStatus prosperous commoner
spouse Margarethe Lindemann


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