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OCR: Johannes Guten iberg (1400 1468) Gutenberg was German craftsman skilled In metalwork and gem cutting who inventec printing by movable type in 1439 In 1455 Johann Fust wealthy investor who had financec the project, demandec repayment of his loan Unable to pay Guten iberg turned over the rights his press and his work to date on the legendary Gutenberg Bible He later set up shop again with the help of another investor, Conrad Humery In 1465 he was recognized for his works by the archbishop Mainz, who granted him pensior and special privileges 11400 invented financed demanded repavment pension