About David Hoeschel
Lived 1556 – 1617 (aged 61). David Hoeschel was a German librarian, classical scholar, pedagogue, philologist, publisher and humanist.
David Hoeschel (also Höschel) (8 April 1556, Augsburg – 19 October 1617, Augsburg) was a German librarian, editor and scholar.
He was a pupil of Hieronymus Wolf. While he was rector of the St. Anna Gymnasium in Augsburg, he founded in 1594 with Marcus Welser the press "Ad insigne pinus". Up to 1617 it produced about 70 works, among them being the editio princeps (i.e. first edition) of the Bibliotheca of Photius I of Constantinople.
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Who was David Hoeschel?
librarian (1556-1617)
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David Hoeschel was born on 8 April 1556 in Augsburg.
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David Hoeschel died on 19 October 1617 in Augsburg.
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David Hoeschel was a librarian, classical scholar, pedagogue, philologist, publisher and humanist.
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David Hoeschel was German.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). David Hoeschel. https://biography.guide/david-hoeschel/
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