Johannes gutenberg was born
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Johannes Gutenberg
German uppfinnare and craftsman (c. 1393–1406 – 1468)
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Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg[a] (c. 1393–1406 – 3 February 1468) was a German uppfinnare and craftsman who invented the movable-typeprinting press. Though movable type was already in use in East Asia, Gutenberg's invention of the printing press[2] 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.
His many contributions to printing include the invention of a process for mass-producing movable type; the use of oil-based ink for printing books; adjustable molds;[5] mechanical movable type; and the invention
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Johannes Gutenberg
Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (more commonly known as Johannes Gutenberg) (1390s – 3 February 1468), was a German metal-worker and inventor. He is famous for his work in printing in the 1450s, and is specifically known for inventing typography.
Gutenberg was born in Mainz, Germany, as the son of a merchant, Friele Gensfleisch zur Laden. Gutenberg's father took the surname "zum Gutenberg" after the name of the place they now lived.
Gutenberg invented a sort of metal alloy for printing; inks; a way to fix type (metal letters) very accurately; and a new sort of printing press. He took the idea for his printing press from the presses wine-makers used. Many people say Gutenberg invented printing with moveable type, but it was already invented in China before that: see printing.
Before movable type, people used block printing, where the printer prints a whole page from one piece of metal or wood. With movable type, the printer makes a lette
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Gutenberg´s childhood
Gutenberg was born around 1400 as Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden in Mainz.
Unfortunately, we do not know the exact date of Johannes Gutenberg's birth, but from the available sources we can deduce that he must have been born sometime around the turn of the century. At the end of the 19th century it was agreed upon the symbolic year of birth 1400, in order to be able to celebrate Gutenberg's 500th birthday in 1900.
A possible birthday of Gutenberg is 24 June, the name day of John the Baptist.
24 June is often mentioned as Gutenberg's birthday. St. John's Day is the feast of the birth of John the Baptist and it was not unusual in Gutenberg's day to be named after the saint of the birthday. Around this date the Mainz Johannisnacht is celebrated every year in Mainz. It was founded in 1968 in honour of Gutenberg and is one of the city's biggest celebrations, along with Fastnacht and the wine market.
Gutenberg's parents were the patrician and merchant Friedr