Johann Burchard, also spelled Johannes Burchart (c.1450 - 1506) was an Alsatian-born priest and chronicler during the Italian Renaissance.
He was born at Niederhaslach, now Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Of humble origins, he was educated by the collegial chapter of St. Florent in Niederhaslach and eventually became secretary to the Bishop of Strasbourg. Burchard was ordained a priest in 1476 and moved to Rome in 1481.
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