Time Period
Printing Era
1450 - 1699
The Printing Era took place between 1450 and 1699. This Era was preceded by the Scribal Era and followed by the Newspaper Era. The most memorable people born in this era include Cornelis Floris de Vriendt, Gillis van Coninxloo, and Francis I, Duke of Lorraine. The most important cities in this era, ranked by number of deaths, were Rome (194), Paris (139), and Venice (113).
People
Between 1450 and 1699, the Printing Era era was the birth place of 4,396 globally memorable people, including Cornelis Floris de Vriendt, Gillis van Coninxloo, and Francis I, Duke of Lorraine. Additionaly, 3,889 globally memorable people passed away during the Printing Era era including Nikola Jurišić, Johann Jakob Froberger, and Leonhart Fuchs.
People Born during the Printing Era era
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Cornelis Floris de Vriendt
1514 - 1575
HPI: 62.04
Gillis van Coninxloo
1544 - 1607
HPI: 62.47
Francis I, Duke of Lorraine
1517 - 1545
HPI: 65.26
Hendrick de Keyser
1565 - 1621
HPI: 62.09
Pedro Berruguete
1450 - 1504
HPI: 63.83
Charles, Count of Angoulême
1459 - 1496
HPI: 68.34
Pedro Mascarenhas
1484 - 1555
HPI: 65.49
James Oglethorpe
1696 - 1785
HPI: 66.70
Johann Ludwig Bach
1677 - 1731
HPI: 63.76
John Bartram
1699 - 1777
HPI: 51.81
Henry More
1614 - 1687
HPI: 63.09
Frederik Ruysch
1638 - 1731
HPI: 65.48
People Deceased during the Printing Era era
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Nikola Jurišić
1490 - 1545
HPI: 63.20
Johann Jakob Froberger
1616 - 1667
HPI: 67.37
Leonhart Fuchs
1501 - 1566
HPI: 64.74
Hieronymus Bock
1498 - 1554
HPI: 63.63
Johann Joachim Becher
1635 - 1682
HPI: 69.53
Anthony Jenkinson
1529 - 1610
HPI: 59.99
Louis III, Duke of Württemberg
1554 - 1593
HPI: 59.97
Louis of Granada
1504 - 1588
HPI: 60.23
Halime Sultan
1576 - 1623
HPI: 76.13
Kateri Tekakwitha
1656 - 1680
HPI: 71.48
Albert V, Duke of Bavaria
1528 - 1579
HPI: 68.21
William IV, Duke of Bavaria
1493 - 1550
HPI: 68.96
Occupations
Most individuals born in the Printing Era were POLITICIANS (1371), PAINTERS (505), WRITERS (426), RELIGIOUS FIGURES (344), and NOBLEMEN (294), while most who died were NOBLEMEN (278), COMPOSERS (135), PHYSICIANS (49), BIOLOGISTS (23), and EXPLORERS (151).
