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Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang

1660 – 1736

German engraver and goldsmith

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Lived 1660 – 1736 (aged 75–76). Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang was a German copper engraver, printmaker, engraver, memoirist and slave.

Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang (1660–1736) was a German memoir writer and engraver.

He was the son of the German-English engraver Georg Andreas Wolfgang the Elder from Augsburg and brother of the engraver Johann Georg Wolffgang.

He and his brother fell victim to the Barbary slave trade after having been abducted by the barbary corsairs on their way to Germany after having been educated by their father and sold in Alger, where they spent several years as a slave in 1684–1691. After having returned to Germany, they wrote a memoir of his experience as a slave.

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Important facts

Born
1660, Chemnitz
Birth century
Died
1736, Augsburg
Nationality
Also known as
Andreas Matthäus Wolffgang, Andreas Matthaus Wolfgang

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang?

German engraver and goldsmith (1660–1736)

When was Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang born?

Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang was born in 1660 in Chemnitz.

When did Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang die?

Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang died in 1736 in Augsburg.

What was Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang's occupation?

Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang was a copper engraver, printmaker, engraver, memoirist and slave.

What nationality was Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang?

Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang

· Wikidata: Q29410206

· DBpedia: Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang

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