Johann Froben
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Johann Froben was a prominent early 16th-century Swiss humanist printer and publisher in Basel, renowned for producing influential editions of biblical and classical texts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johann Froben canonical | 9 |
| Johannes Froben | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T967946 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johann Froben Context triple: [Textus Receptus, firstEditionPublisher, Johann Froben]
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A.
Johannes Agricola
Johannes Agricola was a 16th-century German Protestant reformer and theologian known for his role in the early Reformation and his controversial antinomian views.
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B.
Robert Estienne
Robert Estienne was a 16th-century French printer and classical scholar renowned for his critical editions of the Bible and major contributions to typography and lexicography.
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C.
Johannes Janssonius
Johannes Janssonius was a prominent 17th-century Dutch cartographer and publisher known for his richly detailed atlases and contributions to Golden Age mapmaking.
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D.
Johann Ambrosius Barth
Johann Ambrosius Barth was a German publishing house renowned for issuing influential scientific and academic works, including leading physics journals.
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E.
Ulrich von Hutten
Ulrich von Hutten was a German knight, humanist, and reformer known for his outspoken support of Martin Luther and his satirical attacks on the Catholic Church during the early Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johann Froben Target entity description: Johann Froben was a prominent early 16th-century Swiss humanist printer and publisher in Basel, renowned for producing influential editions of biblical and classical texts.
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A.
Johannes Agricola
Johannes Agricola was a 16th-century German Protestant reformer and theologian known for his role in the early Reformation and his controversial antinomian views.
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B.
Robert Estienne
Robert Estienne was a 16th-century French printer and classical scholar renowned for his critical editions of the Bible and major contributions to typography and lexicography.
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C.
Johannes Janssonius
Johannes Janssonius was a prominent 17th-century Dutch cartographer and publisher known for his richly detailed atlases and contributions to Golden Age mapmaking.
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D.
Johann Ambrosius Barth
Johann Ambrosius Barth was a German publishing house renowned for issuing influential scientific and academic works, including leading physics journals.
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E.
Ulrich von Hutten
Ulrich von Hutten was a German knight, humanist, and reformer known for his outspoken support of Martin Luther and his satirical attacks on the Catholic Church during the early Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern printer
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human ⓘ humanist ⓘ printer ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Johann Frobenius
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Johann Froben ⓘ
surface form:
Johannes Froben
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| associatedWith |
Beatus Rhenanus
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Desiderius Erasmus ⓘ Hans Holbein the Younger ⓘ Wolfgang Capito ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Basel-Stadt
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surface form:
Basel
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| birthCountry | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Hammelburg ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 1460 ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Old Swiss Confederacy
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surface form:
Swiss Confederacy
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| countryOfActivity | Switzerland ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1527-10-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Basel-Stadt
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surface form:
Basel
|
| employed | Hans Holbein the Younger as an illustrator ⓘ |
| era | early 16th century ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
father-in-law of Hieronymus Froben
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father-in-law of Nikolaus Episcopius ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
humanist scholarship
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printing of biblical texts ⓘ printing of classical texts ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of scholarly printing in Basel
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spread of humanist biblical criticism ⓘ |
| languageOfPublishedTexts |
Greek
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Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Renaissance humanism
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surface form:
Northern Renaissance humanism
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| name | Johann Froben self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration with leading humanists
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high-quality scholarly editions ⓘ influential biblical publications ⓘ |
| notableWork |
1516 edition of the Novum Instrumentum omne (Greek–Latin New Testament)
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printed editions of classical Greek authors ⓘ printed editions of classical Latin authors ⓘ printed editions of the Church Fathers ⓘ printed editions of the Greek New Testament edited by Erasmus ⓘ |
| occupation |
bookseller
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printer ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| operatedPrintingHouse | Froben printing house in Basel ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholic Reformation era ⓘ |
| roleIn |
dissemination of humanist scholarship in northern Europe
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early printing of the Greek New Testament ⓘ |
| successor |
Hieronymus Froben
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Nikolaus Episcopius ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Johann Froben Description of subject: Johann Froben was a prominent early 16th-century Swiss humanist printer and publisher in Basel, renowned for producing influential editions of biblical and classical texts.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Textus Receptus
this entity surface form:
Johannes Froben