Hans Schmerzen

Hans Schmerzen (c.1485 - 1575)  was the chief publisher of The Reeka Chronicle from when it was first published in the 1500's in Germany. He was paid excellent wages from The Reeka Family and was employed for most of his life. He married Anna-Marie Krank and they had no children. Not much is known about Schmerzen as many of his family files were destroyed in the Great Fire of 1900.