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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Froben has received more than 52,858 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Froben is the 2,315th most popular writer (down from 841st in 2019), the 2,403rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,267th in 2019) and the 148th most popular German Writer.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.77

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  • 1.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Johann Froben ranks 2,315 out of 5,755. Before him are Ueda Akinari, Simon Dach, Mahsati, Johann Nestroy, Li Shangyin, and Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany. After him are Terentianus, Jacob Cats, Ahmad Shamlou, Berthold Auerbach, Alexandra Ripley, and Andrei Sinyavsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1460, Johann Froben ranks 22. Before him are João da Nova, Pierre de la Rue, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto, Johannes Widmann, and Svante Nilsson. After him are Rodrigo de Bastidas, Georges d'Amboise, Antoine Brumel, Catherine of Foix, Countess of Candale, Eric Trolle, and John Skelton. Among people deceased in 1527, Johann Froben ranks 8. Before him are Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Diego Columbus, Juan de Grijalva, Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona, Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, and Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden. After him are Rodrigo de Bastidas, Felix Manz, and Catherine of York.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Froben ranks 2,403 out of 6,142. Before him are Angilbert (740), Hennes Weisweiler (1919), Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia (1907), Robert Enke (1977), Johann Fust (1400), and Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein (1870). After him are Harro Schulze-Boysen (1909), Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony (1610), Christoph Schneider (1966), Werner Krauss (1884), Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini (1797), and Berthold Auerbach (1812).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Johann Froben ranks 148. Before him are Johann Karl August Musäus (1735), Wieland Wagner (1917), Günter Wallraff (1942), Yehuda Amichai (1924), Wolfgang Iser (1926), and Rudolf Rocker (1873). After him are Berthold Auerbach (1812), Waldemar Bonsels (1880), Unica Zürn (1916), Friedrich Spee (1591), Wilhelm Raabe (1831), and Gottschalk of Orbais (805).

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