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Johannes Gutenberg

German printer credited with introducing movable metal type to Europe.

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Dates
c. 1400 – 3 Feb 1468?
Place
Mainz
Also known as
Johann Gutenberg, Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg
Background
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  1. Life c. 1400 – 3 Feb 1468?
  2. developed Printing press 1439–c. 1450

Johannes Gutenberg of Mainz is credited with inventing printing from uniform, interchangeable metal type. His workshop completed the Gutenberg Bible, an edition of the Latin Bible, around 1455.

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Timeline 3 dates
  1. c. 1400 – 3 Feb 1468? Johannes Gutenberg
  2. 1439–c. 1450 Johannes Gutenberg developed Printing press
  3. c. 1455 Johannes Gutenberg produced Gutenberg Bible
Proof 3 sources
  1. Johannes Gutenberg, Encyclopaedia Britannica. Scholarship & press
    Johannes Gutenberg is known for having designed and built the first known mechanized printing press in Europe.
  2. Printing press, Encyclopaedia Britannica. Scholarship & press Archived copy
    The earliest mention of a mechanized printing press in Europe appears in a lawsuit in Strasbourg in 1439; it reveals construction of a press for Johannes Gutenberg and his associates.
  3. The Gutenberg Bible (Library of Congress Bible Collection), Library of Congress. Primary record
    The printing of the Bible was probably completed late in 1455 at Mainz, Germany.
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