May 10, 1854
Precision: day · Rank: normal
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Ottmar Mergenthaler
German-American precision mechanic and inventor of the Linotype typesetting machine (1854-1899)
Ottmar Mergenthaler has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists May 11, 1854 in Hachtel, Germany.
Born
May 11, 1854
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: October 28, 1899
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Hachtel, Germany, Dürrmenz, Germany
- Professions
- inventor, precision mechanic
- Citizenship
- United States, Kingdom of Württemberg
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: May 11, 1854 (Find a Grave; BnF authorities; Geni; Integrated Authority File; Deutsche Biographie) or May 10, 1854 (Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog; National Inventors Hall of Fame).
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
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Ottmar Mergenthaler born?
Ottmar Mergenthaler was born in Hachtel, Germany; Dürrmenz, Germany.
When did Ottmar Mergenthaler die?
Ottmar Mergenthaler died on October 28, 1899.