Ottmar Mergenthaler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ottmar Mergenthaler

German inventor of linotype

Date of Birth: 11-May-1854

Place of Birth: Bad Mergentheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 28-Oct-1899

Profession: inventor

Nationality: United States, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Ottmar Mergenthaler (May 11, 1854 – October 28, 1899) was an American inventor who has been called a second Gutenberg, as Mergenthaler invented the linotype machine, the first device that could easily and quickly set complete lines of type for use in printing presses.
This machine revolutionized the art of printing.