Hans Zürn the Elder (born between 1555 and 1560,[1] died after 1631) was a German sculptor and father of the famous Upper Swabian Zürn family of sculptors.
[2] He received his training as a sculptor around 1560 in Bad Buchau.
From 1582 he was a citizen and master sculptor in Bad Waldsee.
Hans Zürn the Elder was a teacher of his six sons,[3] including David, Hans the Younger, Martin, and Michael the Elder.
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