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Johannes Oporinus

humanist printer in Basel (1507-1568)
Person human Q115941
Johannes Oporinus
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
January 25, 1507
Date of death
July 6, 1568
Place of birth
Basel
Place of death
Basel
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[11]
Occupation
linguist, librarian, printer, humanist, university teacher, classical philologist, hellenist, publisher, book dealer[12][13][14][15]
Employer
University of Basel[17]
Field of work
printing[16]
Educated at
University of Basel[18]
Spouse
Margareta Fehr[10]
Work location
Basel[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[35]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Adam: Vitae germanorum philosophorum (1615), Oberdeutsche Personendatenbank, Corpus Paracelsisticum, Band 2, Frühneuzeitliche Ärztebriefe des deutschsprachigen Raums (1500-1700), Ärzte und Medizinstudenten im deutschsprachigen Raum, 1500-1700, Neue Deutsche Biographie[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
Family name
Wikidata item[20]
Given name
Johannes[21]
P14608
118736396
P14977
RETE063419
Partner in business or sport
Pietro Perna[24]
Relative
Theodor Zwinger[23]
Significant person
Beatus Rhenanus, Philipp Melanchthon[36][37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Johannes Oporinus en Johann Oporinus cs Johann Oporinus cs Johann Herbst cs Johannes Oporin de Johannes Opporinus de Johann Herbstler de Johann Opporinus de Opporinus de Johannes Herbst de Johannes Herbstler de Johannes Operinus de Johannes Oporin fr Jean Oporin fr Johannes Herbst fr Johannes Oporinus fr Oporinus he יוהאנס אופורינוס ru Иоганн Опорин ru Опорин, Иоганн
🔖 Identifiers · 71
ISNI
0000000121004068
VIAF cluster ID
32062642
Library of Congress authority ID
no96009568
GND ID
118736396
Alvin ID
alvin-person:10848
BAnQ authority ID
0000413452
BIBSYS ID
4073176
BIU Santé person ID
47801
BVPB authority ID
80k (80k–137k, n=3)
Base Budé person ID
3207
Bibale ID
6788
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12300201v
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Biblissima authority ID
Pavone Canavese
British Museum person or institution ID
63689
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
oporinus-johannes
CANTIC ID
981058527832006706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cni00030797, cnp01337093
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10903744
DDB person (GND) ID
118736396
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118736396
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
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FAST ID
369667
FactGrid item ID
Eva Perón
Freebase ID
/m/050pl6
Grove Art Online ID
T2083768
HDS ID
021523
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/285909582212
IdRef ID
031866808
IxTheo authority ID
137081332
KBR person ID
14748789
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118736396
Libraries Australia ID
40561128
Museo Galileo authority ID
91047
NL CR AUT ID
jo2006330573
NLA Trove people ID
1447901
NLP ID
a0000002482661
NSK (VIAF) ID
000084046
NSK ID
981005675902909366
NUKAT ID
n2008075190
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/717EEF17-C4D6-44E4-9927-4307289C19CA
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls002886713
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007266271005171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BGyP;=Bo
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810530768905606
National Library of Portugal ID
568287
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070863555
Obálky knih ID
jo2006330573
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3951382
Open Library ID
OL4849499A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100251863
Parsifal cluster ID
125211
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
59611
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
1219958
Provenio UUID
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RA Collections ID
9487
RAG ID - Repertorium Academicum Germanicum
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RERO ID (legacy)
A000124979
RedBA Granada authority ID
95330
Royal Academy ID
joannes-oporinus
SBN author ID
BVEV017552, BVEV025922
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
1145
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/43175
Teuchos ID
P-Oporinus.Johannes
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
327496
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058527832006706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1161055
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10023583
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/2630
Wellcome Collection concept ID
hkfpay94
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjMFW8PFDM7bqhQkh3xXd
Yale LUX ID
person/8ac5916e-0c7e-4683-a29b-06349f94f8d5

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
librarian, linguist, printer
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Significant person 2
Philipp Melanchthon, Beatus Rhenanus
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Educated at 1
University of Basel
Employer 1
University of Basel
Field of work 1
printing
Given name 1
Johannes
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Partner in business or sport 1
Pietro Perna
Place of birth 1
Basel
Place of death 1
Basel
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Basel
← FactGrid item ID 1
Gleizé
← Partner in business or sport 1
Pietro Perna
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Summary

Johannes Oporinus was born on January 25, 1507[1], in Basel[2]. He died on July 6, 1568[3], in Basel[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], librarian[6], printer[7], humanist[8], and university teacher[9].

FAQs

Where was Johannes Oporinus born?

Johannes Oporinus was born in Basel[2].

Where did Johannes Oporinus die?

Johannes Oporinus passed away in Basel[4].

Who was Johannes Oporinus married to?

Johannes Oporinus's spouses include Margareta Fehr[10].

What did Johannes Oporinus do for work?

Johannes Oporinus worked as a linguist[5], librarian[6], printer[7], humanist[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Johannes Oporinus go to school?

Johannes Oporinus was educated at University of Basel[18].

Related Entities

Philipp Melanchthon Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Zwinglis Briefwechsel Bd. 2: Die Briefe von 1523 - 1526. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Early Modern Letters Online. wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  13. 12w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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