Johann Froben, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swiss book publisher
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1460
Place of Birth: Hammelburg, Bavaria, Germany
Date of Death: 27-Oct-1527
Profession: librarian, painter, typographer, publisher
Nationality: Switzerland, Germany
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Johann Froben
- 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.
- He passed his printing business on to his son, Hieronymus, and grandson, Ambrosius Frobenius.
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