Hieronymus Lotter

Hieronymus Lotter (* around 1497 in Nuremberg; † 22 July 1580[1] in Geyer / Ore Mountains) was a merchant and several times mayor of Leipzig, construction manager for important sovereign building projects in Saxony and the driving force behind extensive building measures by the municipal council in Leipzig.

According to earlier research, he was considered an important architect of the Renaissance; today its role is seen in a more differentiated way and above all its organizational function is emphasized.

He was also in sovereign service as a construction manager (master builder) on the Leipzig city fortifications (from 1551), of which only the Moritzbastei has survived to this day.

After Lotter had enjoyed the favor of Elector Maurice of Saxony at a young age and acquired considerable wealth as a merchant (mining, loan, trade), he died in disgrace and in much simpler circumstances.

His death house in Geyer (Lotterhof) experienced various changes of ownership and has served as a factory since the 19th century, in which washboards and small pieces of furniture were manufactured.