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Zeiller, Martin
© Copyright Martin Zeiller, engraving by A. Kohl Zeiller, Martin, b. Ranten (Styria), April 17, 1589, d. Ulm (Germany), Oct. 6, 1661, writer, topographer, translator. Private tutor and secretary to the Protestant nobility in Upper Austria from 1612-1629; travelled to France and Italy; 1633 teacher at the grammar school in Ulm; 1643 inspector responsible for German schools; became a popular 17th century writer; especially famous for his itineraries (1632-1640) and the manual "Fidus Achates oder der getreue Rayßgefärt" (1651); wrote the text to Matthäus Merian´s "Topographiae Germaniae" (from 1642). Further works: Episteln oder Sendschreiben ..., 6 vols., 1640-1647; Chronicon parvum Sueviae ..., 1653; Handbuch von allerley ... Denckwürdigkeiten ..., 1655; Collectanea Oder Nachdenckliche Reden ..., 1658; Miscellanea Oder Allerley ... denckwürdige Sachen ..., 1661. - Translations of French texts. Literature: W. Kühlmann, Lektüre für den Bürger, in: W. Brückner et al. (eds.), Literatur und Volk im 17. Jh., 1982.
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