Hans Wilhelm Kirchhof
German poet and translator
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| Intro | German poet and translator | |
| Places | Germany | |
| is | Poet Writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Death | 30 September 1605 |
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Biography
Hans Wilhelm Kirchhof (1525?-1602?, sometimes known as Kirchhoff) was a German Landsknecht, baroque poet and translator. He left a rich and versatile collection of works. The Ausläufer collections contain sixteen works. The number of his printed and handwritten works are more than 60.
Selected literary works
- Wendunmut, auch Wendunmuth (1563)
- 5 Gelegenhetsschriften traurige und freudige Ereignisse aus dem Leben der hessischen Landgrafenfamilie (1564)
- Militaris Disciplina (1602)
- Schatztruhen
- Kommentarien des Geschichtsschreibers Philipp von Commines
- Hessisches Bühnenspiel vom Bauernkriege (1570)