Stephan Brechtel the Elder (1523 – 1574) was a German mathematician. However, he was also a gunsmith, globe, sundial and surveying equipment maker and learned much about the art of calligraphy in Nuremberg, Germany, under the scribe Johann Neudörfer. He was active in his native Bamberg and Leipzig, as well as Nuremberg, where he also held the position of town councillor, and considered himself a pious scientist.
Here are some extracts from some of his calligraphical works.
