# Johannes Gutenberg

_German inventor and craftsman (1400-1468)_

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> Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg was a German inventor and craftsman who invented the movable-type printing press. Though movable type was already in use in East Asia, Gutenberg's invention of the printing press enabled a much faster rate of printing. The printing press later spread across the world, and led to an information revolution and the unprecedented mass-spread of literature throughout Europe. It had a profound impact on the development of the Renaissance, Reformation, and humanist movements.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1400 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8958#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Mainz ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8958#P19))
- **Died:** 1468 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8958#P570))
- **Place of death:** Mainz ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8958#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Holy Roman Empire ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8958#P27))
- **Occupation:** inventor; typographer; engraver; engineer; blacksmith; goldsmith ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8958#P106))
- **Education:** University of Erfurt (1392-1816) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8958#P69))

## Questions

**When was Johannes Gutenberg born?**  
Johannes Gutenberg was born on 1400 in Mainz.

**Where did Johannes Gutenberg study?**  
Johannes Gutenberg was educated at University of Erfurt (1392-1816).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Johannes Gutenberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Gutenberg) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): जोन गुटेन्बर्ग](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q8958](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8958) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Mainz Gutenbergdenkmal 2016 (cropped).jpg by Kenneth C. Zirkel (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mainz_Gutenbergdenkmal_2016_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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