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Ottmar Mergenthaler

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Gender Male
Death125 years ago
Date of birth May 11,1854
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born Bad Mergentheim
Germany
Date of died October 28,1899
DiedBaltimore
Maryland
United States
Known forLinotype machine
NationalityAmerican
German
BooksThe Biography of Ottmar Mergenthaler, Inventor of the Linotype
Awards Elliott Cresson Medal
Franklin Institute Awards
The Franklin Institute Awards
FoundedMergenthaler Linotype Company
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Ottmar Mergenthaler Life story


Ottmar Mergenthaler was a German-American inventor who has been called a second Gutenberg, as Mergenthaler invented the linotype machine, the first device that could easily and quickly set complete lines of type for use in printing presses. This machine revolutionized the art of printing.

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