Johann Froben
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Hammelburg |
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| Date of died | October 27,1527 |
| Died | Basel |
| Switzerland | |
| Alma mater | University of Basel |
| Children | Hieronymus Froben |
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| ID | 1049501 |
Johann Froben Life story
Johann Froben, in Latin: Johannes Frobenius, was a famous printer, publisher and learned Renaissance humanist in Basel. He was a close friend of Erasmus and cooperated closely with Hans Holbein the Younger. He made Basel one of the world's leading centres of the book trade.