Johannes Oporinus (original German name: Johannes Herbster or Herbst) (25 January 1507 in Basel – 6 July 1568 in Basel) was a Classical philologist from Basel, where, in 1537, he became Professor in Greek.
He made a Latin version of Gesta Danorum in 1534, titled Saxonis Grammatici Danorum Historiae Libri XVI.
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