# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ottmar-mergenthaler
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:36:06.352Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ottmar-mergenthaler"
name: "Ottmar Mergenthaler"
slug: "ottmar-mergenthaler"
description: "Ottmar Mergenthaler was a German-American inventor who invented the linotype machine, the first device that could easily and quickly set complete lines of type for use in printing presses. This machine revolutionized the art of printing."
tagline: "German-American precision mechanic and inventor of the Linotype typesetting machine (1854-1899)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1854-05-11"
deathDate: "1899-10-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             2.154340836012862
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump