Ottmar Mergenthaler

Ottmar Mergenthaler
Birthdate:	May 11, 1854
Birthplace:	Hachtel, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death:	October 28, 1899 (45) Baltimore, United States (Tuberculosis)
Place of Burial:	Baltimore, United States
Immediate Family:	Son of Johann Georg Mergenthaler and Rosine Ackermann Husband of Emma Frederica Lachenmayer Father of Eugene Mergenthaler; Fritz Mergenthaler; Herman Mergenthaler and Pauline Mergenthaler
Occupation:	A German born American Inventor and Engineer

Managed by:	Private User
Last Updated:	January 21, 2020

Collection:

WikiTree
Birth:

May 11 1854 - Hachtel, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Death:

Oct 28 1899 - Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Wife:

Emma Frederica Mergenthaler
Children:

Fritz L Mergenthaler, Eugene G Mergenthaler

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Ottmar Mergenthaler

Collection:

Famous People Throughout History
Description:

German Inventor Of Linotype
Birth:

May 11 1854 - Bad Mergentheim, Germany
Death:

Oct 28 1899 - Baltimore, United States

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Ottmar Mergenthaler

Collection:

MyHeritage Family Trees
Site name:

Familienseite
Site manager:

Reinhard Janz
Birth:

May 11 1854 - Hachtel
Death:

Oct 28 1899 - Baltimore
Parents:

Johannes Georg Mergenthaler, Rosine Mergenthaler (born Ackermann)
Siblings:

Karl Mergenthaler, Karoline Schaich (born Mergenthaler), Unknown, Friedrich Mergenthaler, Adolf Mergenthaler, Julius Mergenthaler
Wife:

Emma Frederica Mergenthaler (born Lachenmayer)
Children:

...genthaler, Julius Ottmar Mergenthaler, Eugene George Mergenthaler, Hermann Charles Mergenthaler, Pauline Rosalie Perkins (born Mergenthaler)

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Ottmar Friedrich Mergenthaler

Collection:

MyHeritage Family Trees
Site name:

Mergenthaler Web Site
Site manager:

Tim Mergenthaler
Birth:

May 11 1854 - Hatchel, Württemberg, Germany
Death:

Oct 28 1899 - Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Parents:

Johann Georg Mergenthaler, Rosine (Roessle) Mergenthaler (geb. Ackermann)
Siblings:

Karl Mergenthaler, Karoline Schaich (geb. Mergenthaler), Adolf Mergenthaler, Julius Mergenthaler
Wife:

Emma Frederica Mergenthaler (geb. Lachenmayer)
Children:

...ar Mergenthaler, Eugene George Mergenthaler, Hermann Charles Mergenthaler, Charles Mergenthaler, Pauline Rosalie Perkins (geb. Mergenthaler)

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Ottmar Mergenthaler

Collection:

Biographical Summaries of Notable People
Birth:

May 11 1854 - Bad Mergentheim
Death:

Cause of death: Tuberculosis - Oct 28 1899 - Baltimore
Residences:

Baltimore, Baden-Württemberg

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. Volume - Nov 8 1899

Collection:

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1836-1922
Text:

... bdith Wallace for several days. Merarnlhnlvr's Great Work. Ottmar Mergenthaler, who has just died in Baltimore, has left monuments ... T...
Publication:

Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, USA
Date:

Nov 8 1899
Page:

5

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Willmar Tribune - Nov 8 1899

Collection:

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1836-1922
Text:

"...inventor of the Merganthaler typesetting machine, Ottmar Mergenthaler, died of consumption at Baltimore, Md., aged 45 years. The deat...
Publication:

Willmar, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA
Date:

Nov 8 1899
Page:

2

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Bismarck Weekly Tribune - Nov 3 1899

Collection:

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1836-1922
Text:

"...." Ottmar Mergenthaler, the inventor of the linotype typesetting machine, died at his home in Baltimore, Md., Saturday morning at the...
Publication:

Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota, USA
Date:

Nov 3 1899
Page:

4

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The Worthington Advance - Nov 3 1899

Collection:

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1836-1922
Text:

... The famous inventor of the Merganthaler typesetting machine, Ottmar Mergenthaler, died of consumption at Baltimore, Md., aged 45 years. ...
Publication:

Worthington, Nobles, Minnesota, USA
Date:

Nov 3 1899
Page:

6

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The Billings Gazette - Oct 31 1899

Collection:

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1836-1922
Text:

... Ladysmith from all directions and a battle is expected there soon. Ottmar Mergenthaler, inventor of the linotype type-setting machine, d...
Publication:

Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA
Date:

Oct 31 1899
Page:

2

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The Appeal - Nov 4 1899

Collection:

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1836-1922
Text:

... you further and interesting information upon this subject. Ottmar Mergenthaler ... through the mail: Itls.alinu&t..*ure to wear a Hole i...
Publication:

Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Date:

Nov 4 1899
Page:

2

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Phillipsburg Herald - Nov 2 1899

Collection:

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1836-1922
Text:

... Inventor of Typesetting Machine Dead. Baltimore, MrL, Oct. 30. Ottmar Mergenthaler, the inventor of the linotype typesetting machine,, d...
Publication:

Phillipsburg, Phillips, Kansas, USA
Date:

Nov 2 1899
Page:

2

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1854	May 11, 1854	Birth of Ottmar Mergenthaler Hachtel, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
1899	October 28, 1899 Age 45	Death of Ottmar Mergenthaler Baltimore, United States
????		Birth of Herman Mergenthaler
????		Birth of Pauline Mergenthaler
????		Birth of Eugene Mergenthaler
????		Birth of Fritz Mergenthaler
????		Burial of Ottmar Mergenthaler Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, United States

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