Theodore L. De Vinne

Theodore L. De Vinne (born December 25, 1828, Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.—died February 16, 1914, New York, New York) was an American author of many scholarly books on the history of typography. De Vinne entered the employ of Francis Hart, one of the leading printers in New York City, in 1849 and became a member of the firm in 1859. About 1864 he began to write on printing, at first on the economic aspects of the...