John_Raphael_Rogers

John Raphael Rogers

John Raphael Rogers

American inventor

John Raphael Rogers (c. 1857 - February 18, 1934) invented the Typograph, a form of typesetting machine. The patent for setting a line of type in a single bar of metal was held by the Linotype company, so Rogers was unable to market his invention in the US. He sold the patent to a German company, and it was used successfully in Germany for some years.[1][2]

He was born in Roseville, Illinois, to John A. Rogers and Elizabeth Embree Rogers. He graduated from Oberlin College with a bachelor's degree in 1875. He worked as a school teacher and school superintendent until 1886, after which he worked on his inventions full time. He received a patent for the Rogers Typograph in 1888.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "1895 Rogers Typograph". International Printing Museum. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. [2]
    "John Rogers Dead; Inventor Was 77". The New York Times. February 19, 1934. Retrieved April 8, 2022.


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