Christoph Froschauer

printer in Zurich (1490-1564)
Person human Q117918
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Christoph Froschauer

Summary

Christoph Froschauer is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kastl[2]. He was born on +1490-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Zurich[4]. He died on +1564-04-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a printer[6], book printer[7], publisher[8], bookbinder[9], and bookseller[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kastl[2], Christoph Froschauer…
  • Christoph Froschauer passed away in Zurich[4].
  • Christoph Froschauer was born on +1490-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Christoph Froschauer died on +1564-04-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Christoph Froschauer held citizenship in Switzerland[12].
  • Christoph Froschauer's professions included printer[6].
  • Christoph Froschauer's professions included book printer[7].
  • Christoph Froschauer worked as a publisher[8].
  • Christoph Froschauer worked as a bookbinder[9].
  • Christoph Froschauer's professions included bookseller[10].
  • Christoph Froschauer's field of work was printmaking[13].
  • Christoph Froschauer's field of work was publishing house[14].
  • Christoph Froschauer's field of work was papermaking[15].
  • Christoph Froschauer's field of work was bookstore[16].
  • Christoph Froschauer's field of work was bookbinding[17].
  • Christoph Froschauer's field of work was Protestant Reformation[18].
  • Christoph Froschauer's image is recorded as Christoph Froschauer.png[19].
  • Christoph Froschauer is recorded as male[20].
  • Christoph Froschauer's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Christoph Froschauer's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121270868[22].
  • Christoph Froschauer's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 33244790[23].
  • Christoph Froschauer's GND ID is recorded as 119452855[24].
  • Christoph Froschauer's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50058057[25].
  • Christoph Froschauer's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13576945s[26].
  • Christoph Froschauer's IdRef ID is recorded as 066862035[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Christoph Froschauer's place of birth was Kastl[2]. He was born on +1490-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include printer[6], book printer[7], publisher[8], bookbinder[9], and bookseller[10]. Fields of work include printmaking[13]; publishing house[14], a type of organization[28]; papermaking[15], an industry[29]; bookstore[16]; bookbinding[17], a handicraft[30]; and Protestant Reformation[18], a subject heading[31].

Death and Burial

Christoph Froschauer died on +1564-04-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Zurich[4].

Why It Matters

Christoph Froschauer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Christoph Froschauer born?

Christoph Froschauer's place of birth was Kastl[2].

Where did Christoph Froschauer die?

Christoph Froschauer died in Zurich[4].

What did Christoph Froschauer do for work?

Christoph Froschauer worked as printer[6], book printer[7], publisher[8], bookbinder[9], and bookseller[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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