# Tolbert Lanston

> 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.

*American inventor (1844-1913)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1844-02-03
- **Died:** 1913-02-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
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