The Autobiography of Thomas Platter, a schoolmaster of the sixteenth century.

"The Autobiography of Thomas Platter, a schoolmaster of the sixteenth century" is a historical account that recounts Thomas Platter's life, from his birth in 1499. It follows his transformation from a simple goatherd facing a tough childhood marked by his father’s death and the superstitions of the time, to a student's helper, and eventually finding his place as a respected schoolmaster and scholar in Switzerland, detailing the hardships and small joys he faced.