Johannes Gutenberg
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5.2
- proper noun
- /ˈjoʊhɑːnəs ˈɡuːtənˌbɜrk/
- Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized publishing with his invention of movable type in the 15th century.
Examples
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Did Johannes Gutenberg really create the first movable type printing press?
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Many historians credit Johannes Gutenberg with making books more accessible to the general public.
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Without Johannes Gutenberg, the spread of knowledge throughout Europe would have been much slower.
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The invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized communication.
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Johannes Gutenberg is known for creating the printing press that transformed the way information was disseminated in Europe.
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The innovations of Johannes Gutenberg in movable type printing significantly impacted literacy rates in the 15th century.
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Historians often discuss Johannes Gutenberg's contributions to printing as a key development in the history of communication.
Synonyms
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6.3
A German person who invented the printing press or something named after him
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6.1
A German printer who introduces movable metal letters to Europe and invents the printing press
Surface Forms
Morphology
Johannes + Gutenberg
This is a proper name referring to a specific historical person; knowing the individual name-parts 'Johannes' and 'Gutenberg' does not let a B1 learner infer the biographical meaning (inventor of the printing press). Proper nouns are not compositional and their referential content must be learned, so the expression is opaque.
Etymology
Johannes Gutenberg comes from a 15th-century German printer who used small metal letters set in a frame and pressed inked paper, a bit like using many letter-shaped stamps. That's why his name now stands for the start of 'mass printing' and the 'spread of knowledge'.