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Ottmar Mergenthaler

Naturalized German-American inventor of linotype

Died when: 45 years 171 days (545 months)
Star Sign: Taurus

 

Ottmar Mergenthaler

Ottmar Mergenthaler (11 May 1854 – 28 October 1899) 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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