Tolbert Lanston
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 112 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 3,1844 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Troy |
| Ohio | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 18,1913 |
| Died | Washington |
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| United States | |
| Founded | Lanston Monotype Company |
| Monotype Imaging | |
| Awards | Elliott Cresson Medal |
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| ID | 1214052 |
Tolbert Lanston Life story
Tolbert Lanston was the American founder of Monotype, inventing a mechanical typesetting system patented in 1887 and the first hot metal typesetter a few years later.