Johannes Cuno

Johannes Cuno (1462/1463 Nuremberg – 1513 Basel) was a Dominican humanist and early greek scholar in the Germanophone region.

[2] While in Venice, he was employed for some time in the workshop of the printer Aldus Manutius, who was publishing several works from Greek authors.

[2] He stayed at the Dominican Preachers Monastery in Basel[1] and was employed as the translator of Greek manuscripts by the printer Johann Amerbach.

[4] Cuno also become the private teacher for the greek language to Johann Amerbach's sons Bonifacius, Basilius and Bruno.

[2] Throughout his life he focused on translating the works of the early authors in christianity like Gregory of Nazanius, Chrysostomus or John of Damascus.