# Jakob Meyer zum Hasen

_Mayor of the city of Basel (1482-1531)_

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> Jakob Meyer zum Hasen was the bürgermeister of the city of Basel from 1516 to 1521. A money changer by profession, he was the first bürgermeister of Basel to be a tradesman, belonging to a guild rather than a member of the aristocracy or a wealthy family. He is known as a patron of the painter Hans Holbein the Younger, having commissioned the Darmstadt Madonna and a double portrait from him.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1482 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q869981#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Basel ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q869981#P19))
- **Died:** 1531 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q869981#P570))
- **Place of death:** Basel ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q869981#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Switzerland ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q869981#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; merchant; mayor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q869981#P106))
- **Spouse:** Dorothea Kannengiesser ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q869981#P26))
- **Positions held:** mayor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q869981#P39))

## Questions

**When was Jakob Meyer zum Hasen born?**  
Jakob Meyer zum Hasen was born on 1482 in Basel.

**What positions has Jakob Meyer zum Hasen held?**  
Positions held by Jakob Meyer zum Hasen include: mayor.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Jakob Meyer zum Hasen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_Meyer_zum_Hasen) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q869981](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q869981) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Meyerzumhasen.jpg by Hans Holbein d. J. (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meyerzumhasen.jpg)

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