Sebastian Brant, Brant also spelled Brandt, (born 1457, Strassburg [now Strasbourg, France]—died May 10, 1521, Strassburg), satirical poet best known for his Das Narrenschiff (1494; The Ship of Fools), the most popular German literary work of the 15th century.

Brant’s writings are varied: legal; religious; political (in support of Maximilian, against the French and Turks); and, especially, moral (adaptations of the aphorisms of Cato, Faceto, and Freidank)

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