Andre Paurnfeindt
Freifechter
Renaissance fencing master and author of the first printed German fencing manual (1516).
Quick Facts
Date of Birthca 1480
Date of Deathca 1550
Era16th century
Country of Origin
Austria / Germany
Austria / GermanyRank / TitleFencing Master
Active Years1516
Biography
Andre Paurnfeindt published Ergründung der ritterlichen Kunst des Fechtens in Vienna in 1516. As the first printed fencing manual in German, it codified longsword and dussack techniques.