Ottmar Mergenthaler
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Vinony's link graph records 46 inbound references to Ottmar Mergenthaler, and connects out to Baltimore, United States and Washington, D.C..
It is catalogued under topics including 1854 births, 1899 deaths and 19th-century American inventors.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Württemberg
- Place of death
- Baltimore
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Protestant church
- Award
- John Scott Award
- Notable work
- linotype machine
- Image
- Ottmar Mergenthaler, at approximately 45 years old.jpg
- Number of children
- 5
- Significant event
- emigration
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- Commons category
- Ottmar Mergenthaler
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- date of birth
- 1854-05-10
- date of death
- 1899-10-28
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
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