John Baskerville was an English businessman, in areas including japanning and papier-mâché, but he is best remembered as a printer and type designer. He was also responsible for inventing "wove paper", which was considerably smoother than "laid paper", allowing for sharper printing results.
- Occupation
- type designer, editor, printer, typographer
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- January 28, 1706, 1706
- Died
- January 8, 1775, 1775
