Inventor Johannes Gutenberg

Johannes Gutenberg

Living place: Mainz

Birthday: 23-6-1400

Global rank: #17132

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Who is Inventor Johannes Gutenberg?
German blacksmith, who invented the first printing press with a movable type, started the printing revolution of the 15th and 16th centuries. His invention helped increase literacy in Europe and provided a rising middle class.
The first book to be printed with his invention was the Bible, which was praised for its high technical and aesthetic quality.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He had to leave his home in Mainz when an uprising against wealth occurred.

Family life info

He was born to Friele Gensfleisch zur Laden and another Wyrich.

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Due to his initiative with print, Martin Luther was able to spread his idea into Christianity much faster.

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When was Inventor Johannes Gutenberg born?
Johannes Gutenberg was born in 23-6-1400, death year is , at the age of 624.
Where is Inventor Johannes Gutenberg's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Johannes Gutenberg was born in Mainz, of Germany. is a Inventor, whose Zodiac is Cancer, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dragon. Johannes Gutenberg's global rank is 17132 and whose rank is 7 in list of famous Inventor.
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Events in 1400 and 23-6

Birthday Johannes Gutenberg (23-6) in history

  • Day 23-6 year 1868: Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called a ''Type-Writer.''
  • Day 23-6 year 1947: The Senate overrode President Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley Act.
  • Day 23-6 year 1969: Warren Burger was sworn in as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • Day 23-6 year 1972: Richard Nixon and H. R. Haldeman discussed ways to obstruct the FBI's Watergate investigation. Revelation of this conversation spurred on Nixon's 1974 resignation.
  • Day 23-6 year 1992: Mobster John Gotti was sentenced to life in prison.
  • Day 23-6 year 1995: Dr. Jonas Salk, the medical pioneer who developed the first polio vaccine, died.
  • Day 23-6 year 2003: The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the University of Michigan's School of Law affirmative action policy.
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Born in 1400