# Walter Chepman

> Walter Chepman was a Scottish merchant, notary and civil servant active in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Chepman served at the Scottish court during the reigns of James IV and James V. 
In partnership with Androw Myllar he established Scotland's first printing press in 1508. Chepman was also a significant patron of Saint Giles' Kirk in Edinburgh.

*Scottish printer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/walter-chepman

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Born:** 1401
- **Died:** 1528
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Walter Chepman was a Scottish merchant, notary and civil servant active in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Chepman served at the Scottish court during the reigns of James IV and James V. 
In partnership with Androw Myllar he established Scotland's first printing press in 1508. Chepman was also a significant patron of Saint Giles' Kirk in Edinburgh.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 30.0

## Sources
- [Walter Chepman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Chepman)
- [Walter Chepman](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Chepman)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7964541)

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