William Ged

William Ged (1699 – October 19, 1749) was a Scottish goldsmith who invented stereotyping.^[1]

Ged was born in Edinburgh, where he carried on business as a goldsmith. In 1729 he endeavoured to push his new process of printing, on which he had been working since 1725, in London by joining in partnership with a capitalist, but, disappointed in his workmen and his partner, he returned despondent to Edinburgh. An edition of Sallust and two prayer-books (for the University of Cambridge) were stereotyped by him.

References

^ "William Ged, (b. 1690, Edinburgh, Scot.—d. Oct. 19, 1749, Leith, Midlothian), Scottish goldsmith who invented (1725) stereotyping". Encyclopædia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/227656/William-Ged. Retrieved 11 January 2011.

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

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Name	Ged, William
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Date of birth	1699
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Date of death	October 19, 1749
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