Philipp
Gross

Son of Heinrich; brother of →Konrad. ∞ I) Elisabeth Pfinzing; II) June 12, 1344, Katharina, daughter of Heinrich Ortlieb; at least two sons. Mentioned in 1319. During his term of office, the Old Town Hall with its large banquet hall was built between 1332 and 1340. He played an important role in Nuremberg for a long period. Mentioned until 1377.

Lit.: Thieme-Becker; MVGN 39, 1944, p. 105; Mende, Rathaus 1979; Gothic, 1986.

(quoted from the Nuremberg Artists' Lexicon, edited by Manfred H. Grieb)