Johann Stuchs

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Johann Stuchs (or Stüchs) was a German book printer in the 16th century.

From 1513 to 1525 he is listed as a printer in Nuremberg documents, his name appears again in 1532, after which he operated a book trade.

Numerous writings by the humanists appear in his publishing program , above all he put himself at the service of the Reformation movement . For example, in 1522 he wrote Martin Luther's sermon Vom Eelichen Leben . printed. As with his Wittenberg printer Grunenberg, Luther was dissatisfied with the quality of Stuch's prints.

Single receipts

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literature

  • Walter Baumann: The Stuchs printing company in Nuremberg . In: Gutenberg yearbook. Volume 29, 1954, pp. 122-132.
  • Josef Benzig: The book printers of the 16th and 17th centuries . Wiesbaden 1963, p. 14 (Otmar and Nadler), p. 16 (Ulhart, Ramminger and Steiner), p. 332–333 (Stuchs).
  • Josef Benzig: The Stuchs printing works in Nuremberg in the service of the Reformation . In: Börsenblatt for the German book trade. Frankfurt edition NF Volume 18, 1962, pp. 592-595.
  • Karl Steiff:  Stüchs . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 36, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, pp. 714-716.
personal data
SURNAME Stuchs, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stüchs, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German book printer
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 16th Century