Suter, Kaspar, approximately 1520-1554

Swiss chronicler and mercenary who was active in Zug, fought in military campaigns in the Piedmont, and wrote histories and poems

HMML ID
420351011827
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/420351011827
LC name
Suter, Kaspar, approximately 1520-1554
HMML name
Suter, Kaspar, approximately 1520-1554
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2023131596
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/67285052

Variants

  • Suter, Caspar
  • Sutter, Caspar
  • Sutter, Casper
  • Sutter, Kaspar

Name elements

Given names
Kaspar
Family names
Suter

Personal information

Birth date
1520~
Death date
1554
Centuries
16th century CE
Gender
Males
Place residence
Associated countries
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Fields of activity
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General notes

Description
Kaspar S., von Horgen; born ca. 1520, from a respected Swiss family in the canton of Zurich; educated in Germany; teacher and clerk in Zug; took part in the military campaign over the Montcenis to Piedmont among Swiss mercenaries; participated and wrote a song about the 1544 battle at Cerisole and Carignono against the Spanish; wrote a history of Switzerland, designed to be a comprehensive history in response to the partial Swiss chronicle of Johannes Stumpf; also wrote a chronicle about the religious wars of 1528-1531, a chronicle of Zug; was shot and died in 1554 after returning to military service in the Piedmont campaigns in French service
Citations
"Suter, Kaspar," Deutsche Biographie, accessed March 16, 2023, https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd119844214.html.
Description
Schweizer Kriegsmann; Schriftsteller, Chronist; born ca. 1520, died 1554; Germany, Switzerland; variants: Suter, Kaspar; Sutter, Casper; Sutter, Kaspar; Sutter, Caspar
Citations
"Suter, Caspar," CERL Thesaurus, accessed March 16, 2023, https://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp01113626.
Citations
48617 (Stiftsbibliothek Einsiedeln, Cod. 434 (Msc. 978)), Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.

Preferred citation

"Suter, Kaspar, approximately 1520-1554." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified December 13, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/person/420351011827

Change notes

Date added
2023-03-16
Last edited
2023-12-13

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