Coster

Japanese: コステル(英語表記)Coster
Coster
[Born] Around 1370
[Died] 1440?
Dutch inventor of movable type printing. His real name was Laurens Janszoon. He was in charge of the custody of the sacristy at the church in Haarlem. He is said to have invented movable type printing around 1423, but the general theory is that J. Gutenberg of Germany was the first inventor.

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Japanese:
[生]1370頃
[没]1440?
オランダの活字印刷発明者。本名ラウレンス・ヤンスゾーン Laurens Janszoon。ハールレムの教会の聖器保管を職務とした。 1423年頃活字印刷を発明したといわれているが,ドイツの J.グーテンベルクを最初の発明者とする説が一般的である。

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