Johannes Gutenberg
Born
Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg

c. 1400
Mainz, Electorate of Mainz in the Holy Roman Empire
DiedFebruary 3, 1468 (aged about 68)
Mainz, Electorate of Mainz in the Holy Roman Empire
OccupationEngraver, inventor, and printer
Known forThe invention of the movable-type printing press