Glockendon

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Glockendon is a German surname. In particular, the Glockendons were a family of 15th-16th-century German artists from Nuremberg. * Albrecht Glockendon the Elder (also called "Albrecht I"; c.1432 — 1474) ** Georg Glockendon the Elder (died 1514); son of Albrecht *** Albrecht Glockendon II (also called "the Elder" or "the Younger"; died 1545); son of Georg **** Albrecht Glockendon III **** Jörg Glockendon (also called "Georg G."; died before 1548) *** Nikolaus Glockendon (d. 1534); son of Georg **** Georg Glockendon II ("the Younger"; 1492–1553); son of Nikolaus **** Gabriel Glockendon (active c. 1570–1595); son of Nikolaus **** Nikolaus Glockendon the Younger (died before 1547), diamond and gem cutter, probably also sculptor **** Sebastian Glockendon the Elder (born c. 1525, floruit 1555), miniature painter ***** Sebastian Glockendon the Younger (active c. 1575) **** Wolf Glockendon (buried 19 September 1561), goldsmith, engaged with Elisabeth Zarteissen * Georg Glockendon the Younger (III) (1492–1553), painter ** Conrad Glockendon (buried 1594), hourglass maker * Hans Glockendon (mentioned 1541)

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1. date of death: 1514 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1547 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1310931096