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John Baskerville

1706 - 1775

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John Baskerville (baptised 28 January 1707 – 8 January 1775) 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 printing results. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Baskerville is the 50th most popular designer (down from 48th in 2019), the 2,437th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,095th in 2019) and the 9th most popular British Designer.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, John Baskerville ranks 50 out of 104. Before him are Margarete Steiff, Luigi Colani, Otl Aicher, Eiko Ishioka, Betsy Ross, and Adrian Frutiger. After him are Domenico Dolce, Milton Glaser, Milena Canonero, Louis Majorelle, Enzo Mari, and Syd Mead.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1706, John Baskerville ranks 8. Before him are Émilie du Châtelet, Baldassare Galuppi, Giovanni Battista Martini, Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis, and John Dollond. After him are Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark, Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, Giuseppe Asclepi, and John Belchier. Among people deceased in 1775, John Baskerville ranks 11. Before him are Paul of the Cross, Prithvi Narayan Shah, Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon, Zahir al-Umar, Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, and Richard Montgomery. After him are Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Ahmad Shah Bahadur, François-Hubert Drouais, Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen, Egidio Duni, and Szymon Czechowicz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Baskerville ranks 2,437 out of 8,785. Before him are Allan Octavian Hume (1829), Stanley Myers (1930), Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1516), Jamie Vardy (1987), Penelope Wilton (1946), and Joseph Butler (1692). After him are Julie Driscoll Tippetts (1947), George Romney (1734), Frank Dicksee (1853), Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar (1269), Ronnie Biggs (1929), and Samantha Eggar (1939).

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Among DESIGNERS In United Kingdom

Among designers born in United Kingdom, John Baskerville ranks 9. Before him are Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868), Thomas Chippendale (1718), Jony Ive (1967), Josiah Wedgwood (1730), Beau Brummell (1778), and Alexander McQueen (1969). After him are Storm Thorgerson (1944), Laura Ashley (1925), Paul Smith (1946), Bill Moggridge (1943), Yvonne Blake (1940), and Matthew Carter (1937).

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