GUTENBERG GENZFLJAJSH JOHANN. THE CHILDHOOD AND THE YOUTH. FAMILY BONDS

the Patrician sort of Genzfljajshej from which there was Iogan Gutenberg, was ancient and influential enough. Ancestors of the first knigopechatnika were mainly trading people though met among them and knights. The father of inventor Frile Genzfljajsh tsur was fine the first in a sort, carrying the glorified surname ' Tsum Gutenberg ' that means ' Under good mountain '.

In marriage with Elzoj Virih who was its second wife, at it was born three children - the daughter and two sons from whom Johann was the most younger child. Frile Genzfljajsh traded in cloth, and at one time even fulfilled duties of the city treasurer and watched stamping of coins. Gutenbergs owned manor under the name ' Tsum Gutenberg '. In 1504 before the house ' Tsum Gutenberg ' in which, most likely, the future pioneer of publishing also was born, the memorial plate has been established. Now, after the lapse of centuries, after numerous wars and fires, already nothing reminds of the birthplace of one of the greatest inventors of mankind.

In 1411 the family of Frile Genzfljajsha has been compelled to leave Mainz on political grounds (in a city then there was a rough opposition of patrician sorts and craft shops) and has located in Strasbourg.

About the childhood and Johann Gutenberg's youth the little is known. At school at a monastery or a church brotherhood of Strasbourg (or Mainz) it has received initial knowledge. Here Johann has seized bases of Latin language. About that, where exactly Gutenberg has continued the education, it is authentically not known. But that fact that it was extremely formed person, does not cause doubts. Only one possession of Latin - language of a medieval science and divinity - told about defined kastovosti Gutenberg. There is a hypothesis that formation it has received rhetoric, dialectics, arithmetics, geometry, astronomy and music within the precincts of Erfurtsky university where studied ' seven free arts ' - grammar. As to applied technical skills, that, more possibly, everything, their Gutenberg has got thanks to the father who had a direct bearing on monetary manufacture. In a youth the future first printer was able to engrave on metal and knew bases of foundry business. All it in aggregate with a practical vein which, undoubtedly, Johann Gutenberg possessed, was useful to it in Strasbourg where he was engaged in publishing adjustment.