John Baskerville, English printer and typographer (died 1775)

John Baskerville

English businessman and type designer (1707–1775)

John Baskerville was an English businessman, in areas including japanning and papier-mâché, but he is best remembered as a printer and type designer. He was also responsible for inventing "wove paper", which was considerably smoother than "laid paper", allowing for sharper…