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(j r´ärd, j rärd´) (KEY) , 1545–1612, English botanist and barber-surgeon. He compiled a catalog (1596) of the plants in his garden, the first o...
(gr n´j n, Fr. r b r´ gräNzhôN´) (KEY) , fl. 1545–88, French designer of type and printer. He began his work in Paris and afterward worked in L...
(y hä´n s fr ´b n) (KEY) , 1460–1527, German printer. He established himself at Basel and there in 1516 printed the Greek New Testament, edited a...
1861–1955, American librarian, b. New York City; son of George P. Putnam. He served as librarian at the Minneapolis Athenaeum (1884–87) and of the...
c.1594–1668, British settler in North America, considered by many to be the first printer in the English American colonies. He came to Massachusetts...
1859–1937, English bibliographer and book collector. His famous Ashley Library of rare editions and manuscripts was acquired by the British Museum i...