Anton Koberger

Woodcut from Koberger's Bible, 1483

Anton Koberger[1] (c. 1440/1445 – 3 October 1513) was the German goldsmith, printer and publisher who printed and published the Nuremberg Chronicle, a landmark of incunabula, and was a successful bookseller of works from other printers. In 1470 he established the first printing house in Nuremberg. Koberger was the godfather of Albrecht Dürer, whose family lived on the same street.

  1. ^ Contemporary documents also spell his name Koburger, Coberger, Coburger.

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