SwitzerlandKanton Zürich 17 · Canton of Zurich
Who was Hans Waldmann?
In the exam (German)
Wer war Hans Waldmann?
- aA Zurich mayor and military commander who was executed in 1489Ein Zürcher Bürgermeister und Heerführer, der 1489 hingerichtet wurdeCorrect answer
- bA businessman who pushed for the building of the Gotthard railwayEin Unternehmer, der den Bau der Gotthardbahn vorantrieb
- cA writer who worked as the canton's state secretaryEin Schriftsteller, der als Staatsschreiber des Kantons arbeitete
- dA Reformer who preached at the Grossmünster in ZurichEin Reformator, der am Grossmünster in Zürich predigte
Why?
Waldmann led Zurich's troops in the Burgundian Wars and then became a powerful mayor (Bürgermeister). An uprising overthrew him, and he was executed in 1489.
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