Conrad Justinger was a 14th-century chronicler who was probably born in

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.Bergier, p. 59. Justinger, who had learned the trade of a chronicler in his home town, appears to have moved to the city of

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in the last quarter of the 14th century.Bergier, p. 59. From 1390 until his death, Justinger served the city of Bern as a magistrate and notary public.Bergier, p. 59. In 1388, Justinger copied

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''. Justinger’s handwriting furthermore appears in a number of chancellery documents of the city of Bern, such as the ''Udelbuch'' from 1390, the ''Satzungenbuch'' (German: ‘Statutes Book’) from 1398, the ''Freiheitenbuch'' (German: ‘Book of Liberties’) from 1431 as well as a

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written after 1415.Keeling. In 1420, Justinger, who was appointed chronicler of the city of Bern around 1400, was entrusted by the Bernese council to chronicle the history of his hometown.Müller, p. 758. This chronicle, which Justinger completed in 1430, is known under the name of ''

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'' (German: ''Chronik der Stadt Bern'').Keeling. Conrad Justinger, whose name was frequently omitted in later publications of the ''Bernese Chronicle'', probably died childless in April 1438.Müller, p. 758. The original is lost, but a copy of the text survives in

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References

*Bergier, Jean-François. ''Wilhelm Tell: Realität und Mythos''. München: Paul List Verlag, 1990. * *Müller, P. L. “Konrad Justinger.” ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' 14 (1881): 758-759. {{DEFAULTSORT:Justinger, Conrad 14th-century births 1438 deaths Writers from Strasbourg Writers from Bern Swiss chroniclers 15th-century Swiss historians