Johannes Gutenberg

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†February 3, 1468

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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 invention of the printing press enabled a much faster rate of printing. The printing press later spread across the world, and led to an information revolution and the unprecedented mass-spread of literature throughout Europe. It had a profound impact on the development of the Renaissance, Reformation, and humanist movements.

German inventor and craftsman (1400-1468)

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Biography from the article Johannes Gutenberg on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.