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Johannes Gutenberg

Also known as Gutenberg

Johannes Gutenberg was a fifteenth-century German craftsman who developed printing with movable metal type in Europe. His press transformed the spread of knowledge in Europe. In China, Bi Sheng had invented movable type around 1040 CE under the Song Dynasty, about four centuries earlier.

Johannes Gutenberg
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Electorate of MainzFree Imperial City of Strasbourg

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Johannes Gutenberg. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/johannes-gutenberg
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