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Anton Koberger

German goldsmith, printer and publisher

b. 1440 CE – d. 1513 CE World The Great Crossroads

Anton Koberger (c. 1440/1445 – 3 October 1513) is the German goldsmith, printer and publisher who prints and publishes the Nuremberg Chronicle, a landmark of incunabula, andis a successful bookseller of works from other printers.

He establishes in 1470 the first printing house in Nuremberg.

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Moran, J. (2017). Anton Koberger. History Atlas. Retrieved 26 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/anton-koberger/

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