Tolbert Lanston
American inventor
Tolbert Lanston (February 3, 1844 – February 18, 1913) was the American founder of Monotype, inventing a mechanical typesetting system patented in 1887 and the first hot metal typesetter a few years later.2
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Born Feb 3, 1844, died Feb 18, 1913.1
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