John Baskerville

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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At a glance

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Domain

Arts and letters

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Influence

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Resistance

3

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What Wikipedia says

John Baskerville (baptised 28 January 1707 – 8 January 1775) was an English businessman, in areas including japanning and papier-mâché, but he is best remembered as a printer and type designer.

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Image: James Millar (floruit 1763-1805), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.