Hans Glaser

German printer and print maker

Born: November 30, 1499 · Died: May 31, 1573

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Overview

Born / Died

November 30, 1499 – May 31, 1573

Role

German printer and print maker

Legacy

Hans Wolff Glaser (also Hanns Glaser, Hans Glasser, Hans Wolff Glaßer; c.

Legacy

1500 – June 1573) was a printer, block-cutter, woodcut tinter and publisher from Nuremberg in the Holy Roman Empire, known for printing broadsheets, some featuring woodcut illustrations.

Legacy

Glaser produced prints between 1540 and 1572.

Significance

Hans Glaser is connected to Nuremberg Celestial Event — April 14, 1561, giving the biography a specific date and historical event on thisDay.

Who was Hans Glaser?

Hans Glaser lived from November 30, 1499 to May 31, 1573. Glaser produced prints between 1540 and 1572. Life date details are sourced from the linked biography when available. Hans Glaser is a historical figure connected to thisDay articles. Public role summarized from the linked source. Hans Glaser is connected to Nuremberg Celestial Event — April 14, 1561, giving the biography a specific date and historical event on thisDay. Nuremberg Celestial Event — April 14, 1561 is the current thisDay link for Hans Glaser. As more articles mention the same person, this page can collect those connections into a broader biographical and historical view.

Historical significance

1500 – June 1573) was a printer, block-cutter, woodcut tinter and publisher from Nuremberg in the Holy Roman Empire, known for printing broadsheets, some featuring woodcut illustrations. Hans Wolff Glaser was a printer, block-cutter, woodcut tinter and publisher from Nuremberg in the Holy Roman Empire, known for printing broadsheets, some featuring woodcut illustrations.

Related on thisDay

Nuremberg Celestial Event — April 14, 1561

Over 1,000 spherical objects filled the sky above Nuremberg in 1561, a bizarre event in the Holy Roman Empire that remains unexplained to this day.

Sources and further reading

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Date article: Nuremberg Celestial Event — April 14, 1561 Wikipedia source