Rösch von Geroldshausen, Georg auch Jörg Resch#
Roesch von Geroldshausen, Georg (also Joerg Resch), b. Lienz (Tyrol), Sept. 29, 1501, d. Sterzing/Vipiteno (South Tyrol), Jan. 13, 1565, government secretary and epigrammatist. Latin teacher, 1532 appointed secretary by King Ferdinand, duties included coats of arms and archives. His "Lanndtreim der Fuerstlichen Graffschafft Tyrol" (1557, extended version 1558) describes the mineral and natural resources of the Tyrol. 1547 established the first permanent printing shop in Innsbruck.
Further works#
Wunschspruch von allerley Welthendlen, Werckhleueten vnd Gewerben, 1560 (pseud. Georg Reuetter von Gayssspitz). - Edition: Ti. Landreim und Wunschspruch von allerlei Welthaendeln, ed. by C. Fischnaler, 1898.