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Anton Koberger

1440 - 1513

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Anton Koberger (c. 1440/1445 – 3 October 1513) was the German goldsmith, printer and publisher who printed and published the Nuremberg Chronicle, a landmark of incunabula, and was a successful bookseller of works from other printers. In 1470 he established the first printing house in Nuremberg. Koberger was the godfather of Albrecht Dürer, whose family lived on the same street. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anton Koberger is the 63rd most popular designer (down from 56th in 2019), the 3,846th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,419th in 2019) and the 9th most popular German Designer.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Anton Koberger ranks 63 out of 104. Before him are Laura Biagiotti, Yuko Shimizu, Hans Wegner, Diana Vreeland, Kaj Franck, and Georg Jensen. After him are Paul Rand, Victor Papanek, Nicolas Jenson, Storm Thorgerson, Piero Tosi, and Stefano Gabbana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1440, Anton Koberger ranks 17. Before him are Bartolomé Bermejo, Alain I of Albret, Mauro Codussi, Albertus Pictor, Loyset Compère, and Johann von Tiefen. After him is Vuk Grgurević. Among people deceased in 1513, Anton Koberger ranks 9. Before him are Pinturicchio, James IV of Scotland, Helena of Moscow, Şehzade Korkut, Şehzade Ahmet, and Marin Barleti.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Anton Koberger ranks 3,848 out of 7,253. Before him are Willy Busch (1907), Thomas Gottschalk (1950), Roy Black (1943), Melchior Hoffman (1495), Matilda of France (943), and Günter Verheugen (1944). After him are Heinrich Martin Weber (1842), Holger Meins (1941), Bernd Lucke (1962), Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury (1797), Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient (1804), and Kurt Blome (1894).

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Among DESIGNERS In Germany

Among designers born in Germany, Anton Koberger ranks 9. Before him are Georg Elser (1903), Dieter Rams (1932), Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (1914), Margarete Steiff (1847), Luigi Colani (1928), and Otl Aicher (1922). After him are Erik Spiekermann (1947), and Philipp Plein (1978).

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