Gutenberg, Johannes
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Between January 1, 1394 and December 31, 1399 in Mainz
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†February 3, 1468 in Mainz
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Buchdrucker
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Mainz
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![Early wooden printing press, depicted in 1568. Such presses could produce up to 240 impressions per hour.[24] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Printer_in_1568-ce.png "Early wooden printing press, depicted in 1568. Such presses could produce up to 240 impressions per hour.[24] (Source: Wikimedia)")
![Martin Luther's 95 Theses which sparked off the Reformation in a print edition from 1522. Within the span of only two years, Luther's tracts were distributed in 300,000 printed copies throughout Germany and Europe.[34] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:95Thesen.jpg "Martin Luther's 95 Theses which sparked off the Reformation in a print edition from 1522. Within the span of only two years, Luther's tracts were distributed in 300,000 printed copies throughout Germany and Europe.[34] (Source: Wikimedia)")
![European output of books printed with movable types from Gutenberg to 1800[35] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:European_Output_of_Printed_Books_ca._1450%E2%80%931800.png "European output of books printed with movable types from Gutenberg to 1800[35] (Source: Wikimedia)")
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