Johannes Gutenberg statue, Mainz, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member GandalfMZ
N 49° 59.929 E 008° 16.297
32U E 447797 N 5538753
Statue of Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of letterpress printing.
Waymark Code: WM64BR
Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Date Posted: 03/31/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Mark1962
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Johannes Gensfleisch, called Gutenberg (1398 - 1468), born and died in Mainz, was a German goldsmith and printer who was the first European to use movable type printing, in around 1439, and the global inventor of the mechanical printing press. His major work was the Gutenberg Bible. As of 2007, there are 49 Gutenberg Bibles known to exist worldwide.

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Material: bronze

Set-Up: 1837

Artist: Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844)
URL of the statue: [Web Link]

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