Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492

English printer, publisher, merchant, diplomat, and translator, known as the first person to introduce a printing press into England, in 1475 or 1476

HMML ID
119101730013
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/119101730013
LC name
Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492
HMML name
Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79007370
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/68979076
Getty
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500093929

Personal information

Birth date
1422
Death date
[1491,1492]
Centuries
15th century CE
Gender
Males
Place residence
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Occupations
Fields of activity
Languages
Dutch ● English ● French ● Latin

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Colleagues

General notes

Citations
N. F. Blake, "Caxton, William," Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, last updated January 3, 2008, https://doi-org/10.1093/ref:odnb/4963.

Preferred citation

"Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified September 28, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/person/119101730013

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Date added
2022-09-28
Last edited
2022-09-28

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