Ernst Vögelin (August 10, 1529 - 1589 [1] [2]) was a 16th-century German pioneer book printer. [3]
Vögelin was born in Konstanz. [1] He studied in Leipzig, [3] married a daughter of the first Leipzig printer [4] Valentin Bapst, took over his shop, [5] and expanded the establishment with a type foundry, publishing house, and a bookstore. By 1559 it has become the largest print shop in eastern Germany. [4] Heavily indebted and accused of Calvinism, Vögelin had to leave the town in 1576. [2] [3] Since 1579 he was in Neustadt. [2] His shop was later run by his sons, Gothard, Philip and Walentin. [2] His successors' shop in Heidelberg, was first to print Johannes Kepler's Astronomia Nova. [6]
Ernst Vögelin's notable printings include the Protestant Corpus doctrinae under the title Corpus doctrinae christianae. [7]
Ernst Vögelin (August 10, 1529 - 1589 [1] [2]) was a 16th-century German pioneer book printer. [3]
Vögelin was born in Konstanz. [1] He studied in Leipzig, [3] married a daughter of the first Leipzig printer [4] Valentin Bapst, took over his shop, [5] and expanded the establishment with a type foundry, publishing house, and a bookstore. By 1559 it has become the largest print shop in eastern Germany. [4] Heavily indebted and accused of Calvinism, Vögelin had to leave the town in 1576. [2] [3] Since 1579 he was in Neustadt. [2] His shop was later run by his sons, Gothard, Philip and Walentin. [2] His successors' shop in Heidelberg, was first to print Johannes Kepler's Astronomia Nova. [6]
Ernst Vögelin's notable printings include the Protestant Corpus doctrinae under the title Corpus doctrinae christianae. [7]