Ottmar Mergenthaler
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 125 years ago |
Date of birth | May 11,1854 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Bad Mergentheim |
Germany | |
Date of died | October 28,1899 |
Died | Baltimore |
Maryland | |
United States | |
Known for | Linotype machine |
Nationality | American |
German | |
Books | The Biography of Ottmar Mergenthaler, Inventor of the Linotype |
Awards | Elliott Cresson Medal |
Franklin Institute Awards | |
The Franklin Institute Awards | |
Founded | Mergenthaler Linotype Company |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 981944 |
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.