Albrecht Pfister (1420-1466)


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Name (English): Albrecht Pfister
Short name: Albrecht Pfister
Year of birth: 1420
Year of death: 1466
Short Description: "Albrecht Pfister (c. 1420 – c. 1466) was one of the first European printers to use movable type, following its invention by Johannes Gutenberg. Working in Bamberg, Germany, he is believed to have been responsible for two innovations in the use of the new technology: printing books in the German language, and adding woodcuts to printed books. The typefaces of Pfister, although similar to Gutenberg's, have their own peculiarities.

Very little is known of his life. He is known to have been a cleric in Bamberg in 1448, and to have been connected with Georg I von Schaumberg at that time. By 1460 he was acting as secretary to von Schaumberg, who in 1459 had become prince-bishop of Bamberg." - (en.wikipedia.org 10.08.2021)
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[Last update: 2021/08/10]