Giovanni Rossi

16th century bookseller and typographer
Person human Q116675872
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Summary

Giovanni Rossi was born on 1520[1] in Vercelli[2]. He died on 1595[3]. He worked as a bookseller[4], publisher[5], typographer[6], and printer[7].

Key Facts

  • Child: Perseo Rossi[8]
  • Member of: Alessandro Benacci & Giovanni Rossi[9], Q141763483[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Family name: Rossi[12]
  • Given name: Giovanni[13]
  • Work location: Venice[14], Bologna[15]
  • Partner in business or sport: Alessandro Benacci[16], Giovan Battista Benacci[17], Q141243874[18]
  • Replaced by: eredi di Giovanni Rossi[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian[20]
  • Start of work period: 1556[21], 1550[22]
  • End of work period: 1595[23]
  • Attested in: Mare Magnum. Etruria (vol. 95)[24]

FAQs

Where was Giovanni Rossi born?

Giovanni Rossi was born in Vercelli[2].

What did Giovanni Rossi do for work?

Giovanni Rossi worked as a bookseller[4], publisher[5], typographer[6], and printer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Censimento nazionale delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Censimento nazionale delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Censimento nazionale delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Censimento nazionale delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Censimento nazionale delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Censimento nazionale delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Censimento nazionale delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Censimento nazionale delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Censimento nazionale delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Censimento nazionale delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Censimento nazionale delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Censimento nazionale delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Censimento nazionale delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . maru.firenze.sbn.it. maru.firenze.sbn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Divudi85 · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia title → Giovanni Rossi (music publisher)
    Member of → Alessandro Benacci & Giovanni Rossi, Q141763483
    Wikipedia languages → ['en']
    Sitelink count → 1
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ edit16 new printing companies ID 1301-200 /1 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/81406c80212|details]])"
  2. 6w ago · Divudi85 · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Partner in business or sport → Alessandro Benacci, Giovan Battista Benacci, Q141243874
    Member of → Alessandro Benacci & Giovanni Rossi, Q141763483
    Date of birth → +1520-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Member of: Alessandro Benacci & Giovanni Rossi, edit16 società id 501-800 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/210be8fadcb|details]])"
  3. 7w ago · Divudi85 · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → BVEV017008
    Nukat id → n2009112305
    Idref id → 077697308
    Nsk (viaf) id → 000675394
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Start of work period: 1550, Added with [[User:Bargioni/UseAsRef|UseAsRef2.0]]"
  4. 7w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1520-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Sbn author id → BVEV017008
    Occupation → book dealer, publisher, typographer +1
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q141107915 */"
  5. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isni → 0000000366731423
    Work location → Venice, Bologna
    Imported from → —
    Child → Perseo Rossi
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Bibliothèque nationale de france id: 122749716, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264208|batch #264208]]"
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