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Peter Schöffer

German printer

  • Fame45.3
  • Momentum0.4
  • Wikipedia482
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Lived 1425–1503, aged 78Germany
GermanyGermany
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    16 languages
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  • Era
    1425–1503
    Aged 78
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Updated 2026-08-18

Peter Schöffer or Petrus Schoeffer was an early German printer, who studied in Paris and worked as a manuscript copyist in 1451 before apprenticing with Johannes Gutenberg and joining Johann Fust, a goldsmith, lawyer, and money lender.

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Momentum0.4
Historical12.8
Source confidence60.0
Completeness50.0
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