<P> Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg ( / joʊˈhɑːnɪs ˈɡuːtənˌbɜːrɡ , - ˈhænɪs - / yoh - HA ( H ) N - iss GOO - tən - burg ; c. 1400 -- February 3 , 1468 ) was a German blacksmith , goldsmith , printer , and publisher who introduced printing to Europe with the printing press . His introduction of mechanical movable type printing to Europe started the Printing Revolution and is regarded as a milestone of the second millennium , ushering in the modern period of human history . It played a key role in the development of the Renaissance , Reformation , the Age of Enlightenment , and the scientific revolution and laid the material basis for the modern knowledge - based economy and the spread of learning to the masses . </P>
<P> Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg ( / joʊˈhɑːnɪs ˈɡuːtənˌbɜːrɡ , - ˈhænɪs - / yoh - HA ( H ) N - iss GOO - tən - burg ; c. 1400 -- February 3 , 1468 ) was a German blacksmith , goldsmith , printer , and publisher who introduced printing to Europe with the printing press . His introduction of mechanical movable type printing to Europe started the Printing Revolution and is regarded as a milestone of the second millennium , ushering in the modern period of human history . It played a key role in the development of the Renaissance , Reformation , the Age of Enlightenment , and the scientific revolution and laid the material basis for the modern knowledge - based economy and the spread of learning to the masses . </P>
who created the printing press in the renaissance
who created the printing press in the renaissance
Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (
Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (