Jodocus Badius

Jodocus Badius (or Josse Badius) (1462-1535) was a pioneer of the printing industry.

Sometimes called Badius Ascensius from the village of Asse, near Brussels, where he was born, he became an eminent printer at Paris. His establishment came to be known as the "Prelum Ascensianum". He was also a scholar of considerable repute, had studied at Brussels and Ferrara, and before settling in Paris, had taught Greek for several years at Lyon. He illustrated with notes several of the classics which he printed, and was the author of numerous pieces, amongst which are a life of Thomas a Kempis, and a satire on the follies of women, entitled "Navicula Stultarum Mulierum".