STEPHANUS (Estienne, Etienne), Henry (nephew of the preceding), French scholar and printer: b. Paris, 1528; d. Lyons, March, 1598. He was educated by the most accomplished scholars of his day and in 1551 accompanied his father to Geneva, where he acted as corrector of the press in his father's printing house. In 1554 he set up as an independent publisher and opened a new printing press with the assist ance of Huldrich Fugger of Augsburg. He subsequently spent some years in Italy, in Eng land and in the Spanish Netherlands. His monumental work
Greek scholars of his time and his publica tions comprehended every relic of Greek litera ture then extant, and were distinguished by critical acumen, felicitous conjectural emenda tion, and exquisite typography. To him the scholars of Europe are indebted for 30 edi times PrinciPes of classical authors, publica tions which have remained in many cases the standard text, and the basis for subsequent re censions. He wrote also several important works in the French language, among which may be mentioned 'Traite de la Conformite du Langue Fran9ais avec le Grec) ;