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Epitaph of Paul und Magdalena Oellinger

Epitaph of Paul und Magdalena Oellinger Location in the burial ground

Epitaph of Paul und Magdalena Oellinger

1591

Location in the burial ground


The materialist Paul Öllinger (Oellinger) the Younger was mentioned between 1590 and 1606. After declaring bankruptcy, he was deposed and left the city. The administrator of his estate sold his house at Rathausplatz 9 (pre-war numbering), which he had owned since at least 1596, as well as his garden in Gostenhof, to satisfy his creditors' claims. Öllinger is last mentioned in 1609. He had been married since May 24, 1586, to Magdalena, daughter of the wheat beer brewer Endres Lutz. Magdalena, who last lived in Krämersgasse, was buried on November 2, 1611, in St. Johannis Cemetery. While, according to Trechsel, Magdalena's death date (October 31, 1611) was recorded on the epitaph, the older inventory by Gugel from 1682, like the epitaph presented here, leaves the space for her death date blank (Christoph Friedrich Gugel: Norischer Christen Freydhöfe Gedächtnis, Nuremberg 1682, p. 153). According to Zahn, Trechsel obtained his knowledge of the death date from Rötenbeck's records. Cf. Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Stadt Nürnberg III, 2, Die Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg (1609 bis 1650), Wiesbaden 2013, pp. 651, 1975a-n. [The text abruptly ends here, so the translation stops as well.] "The social rise of the Öllinger dynasty in the 16th century and their prestige in Nuremberg is recounted in the grave epitaph of Georg's grandson, Paulus the Younger, which is also preserved in St. John's Cemetery and dates from 1591. He not only acquired a second burial plot for himself, his wife Magdalena, and his heirs, but also commissioned a magnificent relief plaque for it, far surpassing that of his father. (Author's note: It was grave no. 1156) His stone tomb has long been lost. It is quite possible that his remains were later moved to his father's grave due to lack of space in the cemetery. However, thanks to a fortunate circumstance, one of the two original brass plaques has survived. In the mid-20th century, an epitaph for Paulus the Younger was discovered in the attic of the cemetery's crypt. This is the first version of his gravestone, which was only briefly affixed to the grave before being replaced." It was removed because its wording was no longer satisfactory. The relief plaque that was subsequently added, and is now lost, no longer named the heirs of the intestate. The surviving epitaph bears neither the death dates of Paul the Younger nor those of his wife and, after its rediscovery, was placed on another grave in the cemetery. (Grave number 94) Dominic Olariu: Georg Öllinger's Herbal - A Nuremberg Apothecary Explores the Plant World of the Renaissance (2023. 352 pp. with approx. 600 color illustrations, 24 x 32 cm, cloth, wbg Edition, Darmstadt)

Location: Nuremberg, St. John's Cemetery, Grave number 94 (original grave site 1156)

Depicted: Oellinger (Ellinger), Georg

photo 2023, Theo Noll

Epitaph of Paul und Magdalena Oellinger Coat of arms and inscription

Epitaph of Paul und Magdalena Oellinger

1591

Coat of arms and inscription


The materialist Paul Öllinger (Oellinger) the Younger was mentioned between 1590 and 1606. After declaring bankruptcy, he was deposed and left the city. The administrator of his estate sold his house at Rathausplatz 9 (pre-war numbering), which he had owned since at least 1596, as well as his garden in Gostenhof, to satisfy his creditors' claims. Öllinger is last mentioned in 1609. He had been married since May 24, 1586, to Magdalena, daughter of the wheat beer brewer Endres Lutz. Magdalena, who last lived in Krämersgasse, was buried on November 2, 1611, in St. Johannis Cemetery. While, according to Trechsel, Magdalena's death date (October 31, 1611) was recorded on the epitaph, the older inventory by Gugel from 1682, like the epitaph presented here, leaves the space for her death date blank (Christoph Friedrich Gugel: Norischer Christen Freydhöfe Gedächtnis, Nuremberg 1682, p. 153). According to Zahn, Trechsel obtained his knowledge of the death date from Rötenbeck's records. Cf. Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Stadt Nürnberg III, 2, Die Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg (1609 bis 1650), Wiesbaden 2013, pp. 651, 1975a-n. [The text abruptly ends here, so the translation stops as well.] "The social rise of the Öllinger dynasty in the 16th century and their prestige in Nuremberg is recounted in the grave epitaph of Georg's grandson, Paulus the Younger, which is also preserved in St. John's Cemetery and dates from 1591. He not only acquired a second burial plot for himself, his wife Magdalena, and his heirs, but also commissioned a magnificent relief plaque for it, far surpassing that of his father. (Author's note: It was grave no. 1156) His stone tomb has long been lost. It is quite possible that his remains were later moved to his father's grave due to lack of space in the cemetery. However, thanks to a fortunate circumstance, one of the two original brass plaques has survived. In the mid-20th century, an epitaph for Paulus the Younger was discovered in the attic of the cemetery's crypt. This is the first version of his gravestone, which was only briefly affixed to the grave before being replaced." It was removed because its wording was no longer satisfactory. The relief plaque that was subsequently added, and is now lost, no longer named the heirs of the intestate. The surviving epitaph bears neither the death dates of Paul the Younger nor those of his wife and, after its rediscovery, was placed on another grave in the cemetery. (Grave number 94) Dominic Olariu: Georg Öllinger's Herbal - A Nuremberg Apothecary Explores the Plant World of the Renaissance (2023. 352 pp. with approx. 600 color illustrations, 24 x 32 cm, cloth, wbg Edition, Darmstadt)

Location: Nuremberg, St. John's Cemetery, Grave number 94 (original grave site 1156)

Depicted: Oellinger (Ellinger), Georg

photo 2023, Theo Noll

Epitaph of Paul und Magdalena Oellinger Griffin coat of arms with crest, inscription

Epitaph of Paul und Magdalena Oellinger

1591

Griffin coat of arms with crest, inscription


The materialist Paul Öllinger (Oellinger) the Younger was mentioned between 1590 and 1606. After declaring bankruptcy, he was deposed and left the city. The administrator of his estate sold his house at Rathausplatz 9 (pre-war numbering), which he had owned since at least 1596, as well as his garden in Gostenhof, to satisfy his creditors' claims. Öllinger is last mentioned in 1609. He had been married since May 24, 1586, to Magdalena, daughter of the wheat beer brewer Endres Lutz. Magdalena, who last lived in Krämersgasse, was buried on November 2, 1611, in St. Johannis Cemetery. While, according to Trechsel, Magdalena's death date (October 31, 1611) was recorded on the epitaph, the older inventory by Gugel from 1682, like the epitaph presented here, leaves the space for her death date blank (Christoph Friedrich Gugel: Norischer Christen Freydhöfe Gedächtnis, Nuremberg 1682, p. 153). According to Zahn, Trechsel obtained his knowledge of the death date from Rötenbeck's records. Cf. Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Stadt Nürnberg III, 2, Die Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg (1609 bis 1650), Wiesbaden 2013, pp. 651, 1975a-n. [The text abruptly ends here, so the translation stops as well.] "The social rise of the Öllinger dynasty in the 16th century and their prestige in Nuremberg is recounted in the grave epitaph of Georg's grandson, Paulus the Younger, which is also preserved in St. John's Cemetery and dates from 1591. He not only acquired a second burial plot for himself, his wife Magdalena, and his heirs, but also commissioned a magnificent relief plaque for it, far surpassing that of his father. (Author's note: It was grave no. 1156) His stone tomb has long been lost. It is quite possible that his remains were later moved to his father's grave due to lack of space in the cemetery. However, thanks to a fortunate circumstance, one of the two original brass plaques has survived. In the mid-20th century, an epitaph for Paulus the Younger was discovered in the attic of the cemetery's crypt. This is the first version of his gravestone, which was only briefly affixed to the grave before being replaced." It was removed because its wording was no longer satisfactory. The relief plaque that was subsequently added, and is now lost, no longer named the heirs of the intestate. The surviving epitaph bears neither the death dates of Paul the Younger nor those of his wife and, after its rediscovery, was placed on another grave in the cemetery. (Grave number 94) Dominic Olariu: Georg Öllinger's Herbal - A Nuremberg Apothecary Explores the Plant World of the Renaissance (2023. 352 pp. with approx. 600 color illustrations, 24 x 32 cm, cloth, wbg Edition, Darmstadt)

Location: Nuremberg, St. John's Cemetery, Grave number 94 (original grave site 1156)

Depicted: Oellinger (Ellinger), Georg

photo 2023, Theo Noll

Epitaph of Paul und Magdalena Oellinger Coat of arms with inscription

Epitaph of Paul und Magdalena Oellinger

1591

Coat of arms with inscription


The materialist Paul Öllinger (Oellinger) the Younger was mentioned between 1590 and 1606. After declaring bankruptcy, he was deposed and left the city. The administrator of his estate sold his house at Rathausplatz 9 (pre-war numbering), which he had owned since at least 1596, as well as his garden in Gostenhof, to satisfy his creditors' claims. Öllinger is last mentioned in 1609. He had been married since May 24, 1586, to Magdalena, daughter of the wheat beer brewer Endres Lutz. Magdalena, who last lived in Krämersgasse, was buried on November 2, 1611, in St. Johannis Cemetery. While, according to Trechsel, Magdalena's death date (October 31, 1611) was recorded on the epitaph, the older inventory by Gugel from 1682, like the epitaph presented here, leaves the space for her death date blank (Christoph Friedrich Gugel: Norischer Christen Freydhöfe Gedächtnis, Nuremberg 1682, p. 153). According to Zahn, Trechsel obtained his knowledge of the death date from Rötenbeck's records. Cf. Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Stadt Nürnberg III, 2, Die Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg (1609 bis 1650), Wiesbaden 2013, pp. 651, 1975a-n. [The text abruptly ends here, so the translation stops as well.] "The social rise of the Öllinger dynasty in the 16th century and their prestige in Nuremberg is recounted in the grave epitaph of Georg's grandson, Paulus the Younger, which is also preserved in St. John's Cemetery and dates from 1591. He not only acquired a second burial plot for himself, his wife Magdalena, and his heirs, but also commissioned a magnificent relief plaque for it, far surpassing that of his father. (Author's note: It was grave no. 1156) His stone tomb has long been lost. It is quite possible that his remains were later moved to his father's grave due to lack of space in the cemetery. However, thanks to a fortunate circumstance, one of the two original brass plaques has survived. In the mid-20th century, an epitaph for Paulus the Younger was discovered in the attic of the cemetery's crypt. This is the first version of his gravestone, which was only briefly affixed to the grave before being replaced." It was removed because its wording was no longer satisfactory. The relief plaque that was subsequently added, and is now lost, no longer named the heirs of the intestate. The surviving epitaph bears neither the death dates of Paul the Younger nor those of his wife and, after its rediscovery, was placed on another grave in the cemetery. (Grave number 94) Dominic Olariu: Georg Öllinger's Herbal - A Nuremberg Apothecary Explores the Plant World of the Renaissance (2023. 352 pp. with approx. 600 color illustrations, 24 x 32 cm, cloth, wbg Edition, Darmstadt)

Location: Nuremberg, St. John's Cemetery, Grave number 94 (original grave site 1156)

Depicted: Oellinger (Ellinger), Georg

photo 2023, Theo Noll

Epitaph of Paul und Magdalena Oellinger nscription of the lost second version. Excerpt from Joh. Martin Trechsels, called Großkopf: "Renewed Memorial of the Nuremberg St. John's Cemetery...", Frankfurt & Leipzig 1735

Epitaph of Paul und Magdalena Oellinger

1591

nscription of the lost second version. Excerpt from Joh. Martin Trechsels, called Großkopf: "Renewed Memorial of the Nuremberg St. John's Cemetery...", Frankfurt & Leipzig 1735


The materialist Paul Öllinger (Oellinger) the Younger was mentioned between 1590 and 1606. After declaring bankruptcy, he was deposed and left the city. The administrator of his estate sold his house at Rathausplatz 9 (pre-war numbering), which he had owned since at least 1596, as well as his garden in Gostenhof, to satisfy his creditors' claims. Öllinger is last mentioned in 1609. He had been married since May 24, 1586, to Magdalena, daughter of the wheat beer brewer Endres Lutz. Magdalena, who last lived in Krämersgasse, was buried on November 2, 1611, in St. Johannis Cemetery. While, according to Trechsel, Magdalena's death date (October 31, 1611) was recorded on the epitaph, the older inventory by Gugel from 1682, like the epitaph presented here, leaves the space for her death date blank (Christoph Friedrich Gugel: Norischer Christen Freydhöfe Gedächtnis, Nuremberg 1682, p. 153). According to Zahn, Trechsel obtained his knowledge of the death date from Rötenbeck's records. Cf. Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Stadt Nürnberg III, 2, Die Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg (1609 bis 1650), Wiesbaden 2013, pp. 651, 1975a-n. [The text abruptly ends here, so the translation stops as well.] "The social rise of the Öllinger dynasty in the 16th century and their prestige in Nuremberg is recounted in the grave epitaph of Georg's grandson, Paulus the Younger, which is also preserved in St. John's Cemetery and dates from 1591. He not only acquired a second burial plot for himself, his wife Magdalena, and his heirs, but also commissioned a magnificent relief plaque for it, far surpassing that of his father. (Author's note: It was grave no. 1156) His stone tomb has long been lost. It is quite possible that his remains were later moved to his father's grave due to lack of space in the cemetery. However, thanks to a fortunate circumstance, one of the two original brass plaques has survived. In the mid-20th century, an epitaph for Paulus the Younger was discovered in the attic of the cemetery's crypt. This is the first version of his gravestone, which was only briefly affixed to the grave before being replaced." It was removed because its wording was no longer satisfactory. The relief plaque that was subsequently added, and is now lost, no longer named the heirs of the intestate. The surviving epitaph bears neither the death dates of Paul the Younger nor those of his wife and, after its rediscovery, was placed on another grave in the cemetery. (Grave number 94) Dominic Olariu: Georg Öllinger's Herbal - A Nuremberg Apothecary Explores the Plant World of the Renaissance (2023. 352 pp. with approx. 600 color illustrations, 24 x 32 cm, cloth, wbg Edition, Darmstadt)

Location: Nuremberg, St. John's Cemetery, Grave number 94 (original grave site 1156)

Depicted: Oellinger (Ellinger), Georg

photo 2023, Theo Noll

Epitaph of Paul und Magdalena Oellinger Plaque with inscription

Epitaph of Paul und Magdalena Oellinger

1591

Plaque with inscription


The materialist Paul Öllinger (Oellinger) the Younger was mentioned between 1590 and 1606. After declaring bankruptcy, he was deposed and left the city. The administrator of his estate sold his house at Rathausplatz 9 (pre-war numbering), which he had owned since at least 1596, as well as his garden in Gostenhof, to satisfy his creditors' claims. Öllinger is last mentioned in 1609. He had been married since May 24, 1586, to Magdalena, daughter of the wheat beer brewer Endres Lutz. Magdalena, who last lived in Krämersgasse, was buried on November 2, 1611, in St. Johannis Cemetery. While, according to Trechsel, Magdalena's death date (October 31, 1611) was recorded on the epitaph, the older inventory by Gugel from 1682, like the epitaph presented here, leaves the space for her death date blank (Christoph Friedrich Gugel: Norischer Christen Freydhöfe Gedächtnis, Nuremberg 1682, p. 153). According to Zahn, Trechsel obtained his knowledge of the death date from Rötenbeck's records. Cf. Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Stadt Nürnberg III, 2, Die Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg (1609 bis 1650), Wiesbaden 2013, pp. 651, 1975a-n. [The text abruptly ends here, so the translation stops as well.] "The social rise of the Öllinger dynasty in the 16th century and their prestige in Nuremberg is recounted in the grave epitaph of Georg's grandson, Paulus the Younger, which is also preserved in St. John's Cemetery and dates from 1591. He not only acquired a second burial plot for himself, his wife Magdalena, and his heirs, but also commissioned a magnificent relief plaque for it, far surpassing that of his father. (Author's note: It was grave no. 1156) His stone tomb has long been lost. It is quite possible that his remains were later moved to his father's grave due to lack of space in the cemetery. However, thanks to a fortunate circumstance, one of the two original brass plaques has survived. In the mid-20th century, an epitaph for Paulus the Younger was discovered in the attic of the cemetery's crypt. This is the first version of his gravestone, which was only briefly affixed to the grave before being replaced." It was removed because its wording was no longer satisfactory. The relief plaque that was subsequently added, and is now lost, no longer named the heirs of the intestate. The surviving epitaph bears neither the death dates of Paul the Younger nor those of his wife and, after its rediscovery, was placed on another grave in the cemetery. (Grave number 94) Dominic Olariu: Georg Öllinger's Herbal - A Nuremberg Apothecary Explores the Plant World of the Renaissance (2023. 352 pp. with approx. 600 color illustrations, 24 x 32 cm, cloth, wbg Edition, Darmstadt)

Location: Nuremberg, St. John's Cemetery, Grave number 94 (original grave site 1156)

Depicted: Oellinger (Ellinger), Georg

photo 2023, Theo Noll

Epitaph of Paul und Magdalena Oellinger Plaque with inscription, detail

Epitaph of Paul und Magdalena Oellinger

1591

Plaque with inscription, detail


The materialist Paul Öllinger (Oellinger) the Younger was mentioned between 1590 and 1606. After declaring bankruptcy, he was deposed and left the city. The administrator of his estate sold his house at Rathausplatz 9 (pre-war numbering), which he had owned since at least 1596, as well as his garden in Gostenhof, to satisfy his creditors' claims. Öllinger is last mentioned in 1609. He had been married since May 24, 1586, to Magdalena, daughter of the wheat beer brewer Endres Lutz. Magdalena, who last lived in Krämersgasse, was buried on November 2, 1611, in St. Johannis Cemetery. While, according to Trechsel, Magdalena's death date (October 31, 1611) was recorded on the epitaph, the older inventory by Gugel from 1682, like the epitaph presented here, leaves the space for her death date blank (Christoph Friedrich Gugel: Norischer Christen Freydhöfe Gedächtnis, Nuremberg 1682, p. 153). According to Zahn, Trechsel obtained his knowledge of the death date from Rötenbeck's records. Cf. Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Stadt Nürnberg III, 2, Die Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg (1609 bis 1650), Wiesbaden 2013, pp. 651, 1975a-n. [The text abruptly ends here, so the translation stops as well.] "The social rise of the Öllinger dynasty in the 16th century and their prestige in Nuremberg is recounted in the grave epitaph of Georg's grandson, Paulus the Younger, which is also preserved in St. John's Cemetery and dates from 1591. He not only acquired a second burial plot for himself, his wife Magdalena, and his heirs, but also commissioned a magnificent relief plaque for it, far surpassing that of his father. (Author's note: It was grave no. 1156) His stone tomb has long been lost. It is quite possible that his remains were later moved to his father's grave due to lack of space in the cemetery. However, thanks to a fortunate circumstance, one of the two original brass plaques has survived. In the mid-20th century, an epitaph for Paulus the Younger was discovered in the attic of the cemetery's crypt. This is the first version of his gravestone, which was only briefly affixed to the grave before being replaced." It was removed because its wording was no longer satisfactory. The relief plaque that was subsequently added, and is now lost, no longer named the heirs of the intestate. The surviving epitaph bears neither the death dates of Paul the Younger nor those of his wife and, after its rediscovery, was placed on another grave in the cemetery. (Grave number 94) Dominic Olariu: Georg Öllinger's Herbal - A Nuremberg Apothecary Explores the Plant World of the Renaissance (2023. 352 pp. with approx. 600 color illustrations, 24 x 32 cm, cloth, wbg Edition, Darmstadt)

Location: Nuremberg, St. John's Cemetery, Grave number 94 (original grave site 1156)

Depicted: Oellinger (Ellinger), Georg

photo 2023, Theo Noll

Epitaph of Paul und Magdalena Oellinger Plaque with inscription, detail with dolphin

Epitaph of Paul und Magdalena Oellinger

1591

Plaque with inscription, detail with dolphin


The materialist Paul Öllinger (Oellinger) the Younger was mentioned between 1590 and 1606. After declaring bankruptcy, he was deposed and left the city. The administrator of his estate sold his house at Rathausplatz 9 (pre-war numbering), which he had owned since at least 1596, as well as his garden in Gostenhof, to satisfy his creditors' claims. Öllinger is last mentioned in 1609. He had been married since May 24, 1586, to Magdalena, daughter of the wheat beer brewer Endres Lutz. Magdalena, who last lived in Krämersgasse, was buried on November 2, 1611, in St. Johannis Cemetery. While, according to Trechsel, Magdalena's death date (October 31, 1611) was recorded on the epitaph, the older inventory by Gugel from 1682, like the epitaph presented here, leaves the space for her death date blank (Christoph Friedrich Gugel: Norischer Christen Freydhöfe Gedächtnis, Nuremberg 1682, p. 153). According to Zahn, Trechsel obtained his knowledge of the death date from Rötenbeck's records. Cf. Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Stadt Nürnberg III, 2, Die Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg (1609 bis 1650), Wiesbaden 2013, pp. 651, 1975a-n. [The text abruptly ends here, so the translation stops as well.] "The social rise of the Öllinger dynasty in the 16th century and their prestige in Nuremberg is recounted in the grave epitaph of Georg's grandson, Paulus the Younger, which is also preserved in St. John's Cemetery and dates from 1591. He not only acquired a second burial plot for himself, his wife Magdalena, and his heirs, but also commissioned a magnificent relief plaque for it, far surpassing that of his father. (Author's note: It was grave no. 1156) His stone tomb has long been lost. It is quite possible that his remains were later moved to his father's grave due to lack of space in the cemetery. However, thanks to a fortunate circumstance, one of the two original brass plaques has survived. In the mid-20th century, an epitaph for Paulus the Younger was discovered in the attic of the cemetery's crypt. This is the first version of his gravestone, which was only briefly affixed to the grave before being replaced." It was removed because its wording was no longer satisfactory. The relief plaque that was subsequently added, and is now lost, no longer named the heirs of the intestate. The surviving epitaph bears neither the death dates of Paul the Younger nor those of his wife and, after its rediscovery, was placed on another grave in the cemetery. (Grave number 94) Dominic Olariu: Georg Öllinger's Herbal - A Nuremberg Apothecary Explores the Plant World of the Renaissance (2023. 352 pp. with approx. 600 color illustrations, 24 x 32 cm, cloth, wbg Edition, Darmstadt)

Location: Nuremberg, St. John's Cemetery, Grave number 94 (original grave site 1156)

Depicted: Oellinger (Ellinger), Georg

photo 2023, Theo Noll

Georg
Oellinger (Ellinger)

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