10 Facts About Johannes Oporinus

Johannes Oporinus was a humanist printer in Basel.

Johannes Oporinus, the son of the painter Hans Herbst, was born in Basel.

Johannes Oporinus completed his academic training in Strasbourg and Basel.

From 1538, Oporinus was the professor for Greek and Latin at the University of Basel.

Johannes Oporinus published a Latin version of the Gesta Danorum in 1534, entitled Saxonis grammatici Danorum historiae libri XVI.

Johannes Oporinus later printed a work on church history by Matthias Flacius Illyricus: Catalogus testium veritatis and the first eleven of Wigand's thirteen Magdeburg Centuries.

Johannes Oporinus was born to Hans Herbst and Barbara Lupfart.

Johannes Oporinus's father was a painter from Strasbourg and lost most of his work with the reformation.

Johannes Oporinus was married four times, each time with a widow.

Johannes Oporinus had an extensive library of 4000 books, which was auctioned.