George ottmar mergenthaler biography

Mergenthaler died of tuberculosis in Baltimore in An operational Linotype machine is on display at the Baltimore Museum of Industryin the museum's print shop. Mergenthaler Hall on the Homewood Campus of the Johns Hopkins University was constructed in —41 with donations by Mergenthaler's widow and by his son Eugene. Contents move to sidebar hide.

Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. German-American inventor. At the time of his work, in the s, there were scores of typesetting machines being invented and many were in daily use in this country and in Europe. With the backing of Clephane and L.

Hine, a Washington lawyer, Mergenthaler produced a small experimental machine and then, in the fall ofa full-sized machine. By July, two new machines on this principle were completed. His backers formed The National Typographic Company, and work proceeded. A band machine with automatic wedges for line justification was completed in February,and was seen and complimented by President Chester Arthur.

He next realized—somewhat to the dismay of his backers—that single brass matrices would produce superior results, and began work on a new machine. It was tested in the summer ofand was a complete success. A new company called The Mergenthaler Printing Company was organized, and with strong financial backing, it was decided to build twelve of the new machines.

The first machine completed was sent to the New York Tribune, where it was used to set part of the newspaper of July 3, Before the last of the twelve machines had been completed, Mergenthaler had added nine patented improvements. Nobuhiro Watsuki. William Armstrong. Junko Shimada. Michael Michalsky. Finally, success came with many honors, including a trip to his old home town.

George ottmar mergenthaler biography

Soon afterwards, Mergenthaler contracted tuberculosis. He nonetheless continued to work unceasingly until his death at the early age of 44 in Baltimore on October 28, Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members. Ottmar Mergenthaler - Ottmar Mergenthaler. Brother of Fritz Mergenthaler [half]. Profile last modified 31 Oct Created 14 Aug Is Ottmar your ancestor?

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