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Johann Froben

1460 - 1527

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Johann Froben, in Latin: Johannes Frobenius (and combinations), (c. 1460 – 27 October 1527) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Froben is the 2,702nd most popular writer (down from 2,580th in 2019), the 2,881st most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,730th in 2019) and the 174th most popular German Writer.

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Among writers, Johann Froben ranks 2,702 out of 7,302. Before him are Valentin Kataev, Sima Tan, Peter Bichsel, Varian Fry, José María Arguedas, and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir. After him are Józef Czapski, Hella Haasse, Hildebert, Pierre Grimal, Peter Høeg, and Theodorus Gaza.

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Among people born in 1460, Johann Froben ranks 26. Before him are Rodrigo de Bastidas, John Skelton, Georges d'Amboise, Svante Nilsson, Duarte Pacheco Pereira, and Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto. After him are Catherine of Foix, Countess of Candale, Eric Trolle, Antoine Brumel, Boccaccio Boccaccino, Thomas Linacre, and William Dunbar. Among people deceased in 1527, Johann Froben ranks 9. Before him are Diego Columbus, Juan de Grijalva, Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona, Rodrigo de Bastidas, and Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. After him are Felix Manz, and Catherine of York.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Froben ranks 2,883 out of 7,253. Before him are Greta Schröder (1891), Otto Nerz (1892), Wilhelm Brückner (1884), Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann (1743), Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1704), and Hans Thoma (1839). After him are Egon Bahr (1922), Johannes Aventinus (1477), Nicolas Luckner (1722), Annelie Ehrhardt (1950), Johannes Dieckmann (1893), and Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1622).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Johann Froben ranks 174. Before him are Cornelia Funke (1958), Friedrich Spee (1591), Martin Walser (1927), Udo Lindenberg (1946), Malwida von Meysenbug (1816), and Heinz G. Konsalik (1921). After him are Dorothea von Schlegel (1764), Arno Schmidt (1914), Heinrich Hoffmann (1809), Alice Schwarzer (1942), Ludwig Rellstab (1799), and Ricarda Huch (1864).

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