Katharina Gerlach

Katharina Gerlach (also Gerlachin) was one of the first German women printers. She took over her husband’s major printing and publishing house in Nuremberg after his death, and printed hundreds of documents under her own name. Her printing house became especially well-known for its work on music and theology books. She became the first official printer for the University of Altdorf and was recognized as an official printer for the Nuremberg City Council.