Tolbert Lanston

Inventor

1844 – 1913

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Who was Tolbert Lanston?

Tolbert Lanston was the American founder of Monotype, inventing a mechanical typesetting system patented in 1887 and the first hot metal typesetter a few years later.

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Born
Feb 3, 1844
Troy
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Feb 18, 1913

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on July 23, 2013

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