Johannes gutenberg died
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Gutenberg´s childhood
Gutenberg was born around 1400 as Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden in Mainz.
Unfortunately, we do not know the exact date of Johannes Gutenberg's birth, but from the available sources we can deduce that he must have been born sometime around the turn of the century. At the end of the 19th century it was agreed upon the symbolic year of birth 1400, in order to be able to celebrate Gutenberg's 500th birthday in 1900.
A possible birthday of Gutenberg is 24 June, the name day of John the Baptist.
24 June is often mentioned as Gutenberg's birthday. St. John's Day is the feast of the birth of John the Baptist and it was not unusual in Gutenberg's day to be named after the saint of the birthday. Around this date the Mainz Johannisnacht is celebrated every year in Mainz. It was founded in 1968 in honour of Gutenberg and is one of the city's biggest celebrations, along with Fastnacht and the wine market.
Gutenberg's parents were the patrician and merchant Friedrich (Friele) Gensfleisch and Else Wirich.
The grocer's daughter Else Wirich zum steinen Krame was
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Johannes Gutenberg
German inventor and craftsman (c. 1393–1406 – 1468)
"Gutenberg" redirects here. For the Bible, see Gutenberg Bible. For other uses, see Gutenberg (disambiguation).
Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg[a] (c. 1393–1406 – 3 February 1468) was a German inventor and craftsman who invented the movable-typeprinting press. Though movable type was already in use in East Asia, Gutenberg's invention of the printing press[2] 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.
His many contributions to printing include the invention of a process for mass-producing movable type; the use of oil-based ink for printing books; adjustable molds;[5] mechanical movable type; and the invention of a wooden printing press similar to the agricultural screw presses of the period.[6] Gut
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Johann Gottfried von Guttenberg
Roman Catholic bishop
Johann Gottfried von Guttenberg (6 November 1645 – 14 December 1698) was a German clergyman who served as Prince and Bishop of Würzburg from 1684,[1] until his death in 1698.[citation needed]
The House of Guttenberg was a prominent Franconian noble family, named after Guttenberg Castle. Johann Gottfried was born at Marloffstein Castle.
In the Nine Years' War, the Prince-Bishop allied with the Emperor (Leopold I) and provided him with troops. He died in Würzburg, aged 53.
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