Hans Wilhelm Kirchhof
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Hans Wilhelm Kirchhof 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.
Landsknecht
Landsknechte were European, predominantly German mercenary pikemen and supporting foot soldiers from the late 15th to the late 16th century, and achieved the reputation for being the universal mercenary of Early modern Europe.-Etymology:The term is from German, Land "land, country" + Knecht...
, 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)