Johannes Gutenberg
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Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg was a German inventor and craftsman who invented the movable-type printing press. Though movable type was already in use in East Asia, Gutenberg's inventio
Gutenberg Monument by Bertel Thorvaldsen, erected 1837.
Celebration medal by Friedrich Anton König in 1840, the 400th anniversary of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press invention, obverse
The reverse of the medal: Johannes Gutenberg in his workshop, sitting in front of his printing press
A 17th-century copper engraving depiction of Gutenberg
Free City of Mainz
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The Free City of Mainz was a city-state in the Holy Roman Empire that existed from 1244 to 1462 in the late Middle Ages, which played a crucial role in the Christianization of the Germanic and Slavic
Johannes Gutenberg
…Johannes Gutenberg Gutenberg Monument by Bertel Thorvaldsen, erected 1837. Born Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg c. 1393–1406 Free City of Mainz, Holy Roman Empire Died 1468 (aged 61–75) Mainz, Electorate of Mainz, Holy Roman Empire Occupations Inventor craftsman Known for Inventing the printing…
Mainz Cathedral, western main tower
Monument to St. Boniface before Mainz Cathedral
St. Martin's Cathedral in Mainz, by Wenzel Hollar; pen-and-ink drawing 1632