Johannes Gutenberg
c. 1400 – 3 February 1468
German goldsmith and inventor of the movable-type printing press, which transformed the spread of knowledge in Europe.
Lived at the same time
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Life events
Birth
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Conducted early printing experiments while living in Strasbourg
c. 1440
Career
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Completed printing the 42-line Gutenberg Bible in Mainz
c. 1455
It was the first major book printed in Europe with movable metal type.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Achievement
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Lost his printing workshop in a lawsuit brought by his financier Johann Fust
1455
Other
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Death
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