Theodore L. De Vinne

American author
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Also known as: Theodore Low De Vinne
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In full:
Theodore Low De Vinne
Born:
December 25, 1828, Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died:
February 16, 1914, New York, New York (aged 85)
Subjects Of Study:
typography

Theodore L. De Vinne (born December 25, 1828, Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.—died February 16, 1914, New York, New York) was an American author of many scholarly books on the history of typography. De Vinne entered the employ of Francis Hart, one of the leading printers in New York City, in 1849 and became a member of the firm in 1859. About 1864 he began to write on printing, at first on the economic aspects of the business but later on the aspects of typographic style and the history of the craft. In 1873 the firm began to print St. Nicholas and ...(100 of 233 words)