Mainz in the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 3 people and 8 moments here, from 1448 to 1520. The most recorded lives are Johannes Gutenberg, Albrecht Dürer and Desiderius Erasmus.

Notable people

1. Johannes Gutenberg

   from 1448 to 1468

   6 moments here

   German inventor and craftsman associated with the development of European movable-type printing.…

2. Albrecht Dürer

   in 1520

   1 moment here

   German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the Northern Renaissance. Born and died in Nuremberg, Dürer trained there before traveling through the…

3. Desiderius Erasmus

   in 1514

   1 moment here

   Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…

Moments

1. 1448 Confirmed return to Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
2. 1450 Printing workshop at Hof zum Humbrecht Johannes Gutenberg
3. 1462 Expulsion from Mainz during the Diocesan Feud Johannes Gutenberg
4. 1465 Residence at Algesheimer Hof Johannes Gutenberg
5. 1468 Death at Algesheimer Hof Johannes Gutenberg
6. 1468 Burial in the Franciscan church Johannes Gutenberg
7. 1514 Hebrew study in Mainz Desiderius Erasmus
8. 1520 Rhine departure from Mainz Albrecht Dürer

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