Gerson ben Salomo Kohen Katz

Gershom ben Solomon Kohen (died (He has been said to have died in 1544, Mid-career, he attained rights to be an exclusive printer of Hebrew books in Bohemia authorized to produce Hebrew books.)

Personal life Based upon his name, he was the son of Solomon Kohen. Kohen lived in Prague by 1509, when he was a tax collector. His relatives lived in České Budějovice (about 150 miles from Prague) and Kraków (about 530 miles east of Prague). Kohen published religious books in Hebrew, such as Pentateuchs (Torahs), Talmudic works, and prayer books for people in Prague and across East-Central Europe, They produced ethical and liturgical books in Judeo-German and Hebrew.