Jan Moretus
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 414 years ago |
Date of birth | May 2,1543 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Antwerp |
Belgium | |
Date of died | September 25,1610 |
Died | Antwerp |
Belgium | |
Parents | Jacques Moerentorf |
Children | Balthasar I Moretus |
Melchior Moretus | |
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ID | 1214075 |
Jan Moretus Life story
Jan Moretus, also John Moerentorf or 'Joannes Moretus', was a Flemish printer. Moretus was born in Antwerp and married the second daughter of the publisher Christoffel Plantin in 1570. He had been working for Plantin since 1557 and, after Plantin's death, Jan Moretus would become the owner of the printing company.