in 1370
Precision: year · Rank: normal
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Source: SNAC
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Laurens Jansz Coster
Dutch purported inventor of printing press (1405-1484)
Laurens Jansz Coster has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 1405 in Haarlem, Netherlands.
Born
in 1405
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: in 1484
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Haarlem, Netherlands
- Professions
- printer, merchant
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: in 1405 (biografiasyvidas.com; BnF authorities; Sapere Encyclopedia; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie) or in 1370 (Encyclopædia Britannica Online; SNAC).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
All birth date sources
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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Laurens Jansz Coster born?
Laurens Jansz Coster was born in Haarlem, Netherlands.