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Ambrosius Froben, or Frobenius in Latin (1537–1602), was a
Ambrosius Froben, or Frobenius in Latin (1537–1602), was a Basel
Basel ( ; ), also known as Basle ( ), ; ; ; . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine (at the transition from the High Rhine, High to the Upper Rhine). Basel is Switzerland's List of cities in Switzerland, third-most-populo ...
printer, and the publisher of an almost complete Hebrew Talmud
The Talmud (; ) is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (''halakha'') and Jewish theology. Until the advent of Haskalah#Effects, modernity, in nearly all Jewish communities, the Talmud was the cen ...
, between 1578 and 1580.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" He was son of Hieronymus Froben (1501–1565), and grandson of Johann Froben (1460–1527), the Swiss scholar and printer.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Frobenius, Ambrosius Swiss book publishers (people) 1537 births 1602 deaths