Hans Sachs

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Hans Sachs is a historical 16th-century Nuremberg cobbler and master singer, famously portrayed as a wise and humane central figure in Richard Wagner’s opera "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German poet
Meistersinger
person
playwright
shoemaker
songwriter
apprenticeship shoemaker’s trade
birthDate 1494-11-05
birthPlace Nuremberg NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 16th century
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
creator Richard Wagner NERFINISHED
culturalDepiction character in German literature and music history
deathDate 1576-01-19
deathPlace Nuremberg NERFINISHED
describedAs wise and humane in Wagner’s opera
educatedAt Nuremberg Latin school NERFINISHED
fictionalizationOf Hans Sachs (historical figure) NERFINISHED
genre didactic poetry
farce
religious poetry
hasRoleIn central character in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
influencedBy Martin Luther NERFINISHED
knownFor Fastnachtsspiele (Shrovetide plays) NERFINISHED
master songs (Meisterlieder) NERFINISHED
support of Lutheran ideas in vernacular verse
languageOfWorkOrName German
movement German Renaissance NERFINISHED
name Hans Sachs NERFINISHED
notableWork Fastnachtsspiele NERFINISHED
Meisterlieder NERFINISHED
numberOfWorks over 6000
occupation Meistersinger NERFINISHED
cobbler
playwright
poet
placeOfActivity Nuremberg NERFINISHED
portrayedIn Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg NERFINISHED
religion Lutheranism
residence Nuremberg NERFINISHED
spouse Barbara Harscher NERFINISHED
Kunigunde Creutzer NERFINISHED
supported Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED
wrote over 2000 other poems and plays
over 4000 Meisterlieder
poems in praise of Martin Luther

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