Johann Fischart

Johann Fischart (c. 1545 – 1591) is a German satirist and publicist, born, probably, at Strasbourg (but according to some accounts at Mainz), in or about the year 1545, and is educated at Worms in the house of Kaspar Scheid, whom in the preface to his Eulenspiegel he mentions as his cousin and preceptor.

He appears to have traveled in Italy, the Netherlands, France and England, and on his return to have taken the degree of doctor juris at Basel.

Most of his works are written from 1575 to 1581.

During this period he lives with, and is probably associated in the business of, his sister's husband, Bernhard Jobin, a printer at Strasbourg who publishes many of his books.

In 1581 Fischart is attached as advocate to the Reichskammergericht (imperial court of appeal) at Speyer.

In 1583, he marries and is appointed Amtmann (magistrate) at Forbach near Saarbrücken.

He dies there in the winter of 1590-1591.

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