Dard Hunter

Dard Hunter

male, deceased (1966)
Dard Hunter, born William Joseph Hunter, was an American authority on printing, paper, and papermaking—especially by hand, using the tools and cr...

John Dickinson

male, deceased (1869)
John Dickinson (March 29,1782 - January 11, 1869) invented a continuous mechanised paper making process and founded the paper mills at Apsley and...
Cai Lun

Cai Lun

male, deceased (121)
Cai Lun (ca. AD 50-121), courtesy name Jingzhong (敬仲), was a Chinese eunuch, who is conventionally regarded as the inventor of paper and the pape...
Isaiah Thomas

Isaiah Thomas

male
Isaiah Thomas (January 8, 1749 - April 4, 1831), was an American newspaper publisher and author. He was active in the American Revolution and...
Robert R. McCormick

Robert R. McCormick

male, deceased (1955)
Robert Rutherford McCormick (July 30, 1880 - April 1, 1955) was a Chicago newspaper baron and owner of the "Chicago Tribune". His grandfather was...
Elijah Craig

Elijah Craig

male, deceased (1808)
Elijah Craig (1738 - May 18, 1808) was a Baptist preacher from Kentucky, who is remembered chiefly for being credited with the invention of bourbon...

William Luke

male
William Luke founded Westvaco Corporation in 1888 at Piedmont, West Virginia and West Piedmont, Maryland. Died 1912. William Luke went to America...
Rudolph Ackermann

Rudolph Ackermann

male, deceased (1834)
Rudolph Ackermann (April 20, 1764-March 30, 1834) was an Anglo-German inventor and publisher. He was born at Schneeberg, in Saxony, where he...
Rudolf Walden

Rudolf Walden

male, deceased (1946)
Karl Rudolf Walden (December 1, 1878 - October 25, 1946) was a Finnish industrialist and general. He received his military education in Hamina...
Henry Davis Pochin

Henry Davis Pochin

male, deceased (1895)
Henry Davis Pochin was an English industrial chemist. He was the son of a yeoman farmer of Leicestershire who served an apprenticeship to James...