Historedia
Person

Johann Heynlin

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1469–1470

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Johann Heynlin, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Introduction of Printing Press to France by Johann Heynlin

    1469–1470

    Role: Scholar, Theologian, and Press Introducer

    1. 1469-1470 · Sorbonne, ParisInstallation of the Press

      Heynlin brought Swiss craftsmen to install the first printing press in the Sorbonne buildings in late 1469 or early 1470.

    2. 1470 · ParisFirst Book Printed in France

      The press produced the Epistolae Gasparini Pergamensis in 1470, recognized as the first book printed in France.

Sources

  1. Johann Heynlin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-28