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Ambrosius Frobenius

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Ambrosius Froben, or in Latin Frobenius (1537–1602), was a Basel printer, and publisher of an almost complete Hebrew Talmud, 1578–1580.[1] He was son of Hieronymus Froben (1501–65), and grandson of Johann Froben (1460–1527) the Swiss scholar and printer.

References

  1. ^ The way Jews lived: five hundred years of printed words and images p51 Constance Harris - 2009 "Froben's grandson, Ambrosius, published an important Talmud, 1578–1580, under the supervision of the Jewish editor"