Ulrich Schmidl
1514
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1579
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Germany
languages spoken, written or signed: German
occupation: explorer, writer, scientific explorer, conquistador, author, discoverer
Ulrich Schmidl or Schmidel (1514 in Straubing - 1579 in Regensburg) was a German Landsknecht, conquistador, explorer, chronicler, and councilman. Schmidl was, beside Hans Staden, one of the few Landsknechts who wrote down their experiences of travel in the New World. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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