Johannes Gutenberg - Strasbourg, France, Alsace - Statues of Historic Figures on Waymarking.com

At the 'Place Gutenberg' in Strasbourg, France, Alsace stands an ols statue of Johannes Gutenberg.


'Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe. His invention of mechanical movable type printing started the Printing Revolution and is widely regarded as the most important event of the modern period.'
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He lived and worked in Strasbourg 1439-1444.


The statue is built in more than life-size. It was created in 1840 by the artist David d' Angers.
It is made of bronze and is on top of a stone stele.

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