- Friedrich Koenig
Friedrich Gottlob Koenig (
April 17 ,1774 inEisleben –January 17 ,1833 ) was a Germaninventor best-known for his high-speedprinting press , which he built together with watchmakerAndreas Friedrich Bauer .He moved to London in 1804 and in 1810 was granted a
patent on his press, which produced its first trial run in April 1812.Meggs, Philip B. A History of Graphic Design. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1998. (pp 130–133)] The machine was set up in their workshop, and invitations sent out to potential customers, notably John Walter of "The Times ". Amidst much secrecy, for fear of upsetting the existing pressmen, trials were carried out with great success. The first issue of "The Times" printed with the new presses was published onNovember 29 ,1814 .In 1817 Koenig returned to Germany. After consideration he chose an abandoned monastery in
Würzburg for the premises of the factory. The firm was calledKoenig & Bauer .References
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External links
* [http://www.victorianweb.org/technology/print/3.html Koenig's press]
* [http://www.kba-print.de/en/unternehmen/geschichte/1850-1875.html History of Koenig & Bauer]
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