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Alois Senefelder
1771 – 1834
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryJohann Alois Senefelder was a German actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in the 1790s.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 6, 1771
Prague
Date of death
February 26, 1834
Munich
Citizenship
Kingdom of Bavaria
Occupations & fields
inventorlithographerplaywrightactor
- Field and occupation
- německý vynálezce
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