Johannes Gutenburg- 1400-1468
Gutenburg was born in Mainz, Germany. Gutenburg lived a hard life. When he invented the press, a man named Johannes Fust stole it from him in court to settle for a debt Gutenburg owed him.
John Peter Zenger- 1697-1746
Zenger emigrated to America in 1710. He trained under William Bradford to become a printer. After the trial he became famous and was teh public printer for New York and New Jersey.
Thomas Paine- 1737-1809
In 1774, Benjamin Franklin helped Paine to emigrate to Philedalphia. After he printed Common Sense, he returned to England. He was in prison in France when he wrote an amazing book, The Age of Reason . He died in America.
John Dickinson-1732-1826
Dickinson wrote ÒAddress to the Inhabitants of QuebecÓ ÒPetition to the King OneÓ ÒAddress to the ArmiesÓ and ÒPetition to the King TwoÓ which earned him respect and the nickname ÒPenman of RevolutionÓ
Elijah Parish Lovejoy- 1802-1837
Lovejoy was murdered by a mob in 1837. Even though he was being threatened, he printed in sympathy with the blacks. The town had a 60 foot monument built in his honor.
Harriet Beecher Stowe- 1811-1896
Beecher Stowe wrote 30 books in her lifetime including the famous Uncle Toms Cabin. She died with a large family after her husband passed away.
William Cosby- 1695-1736
Cosby became the governor of New York in 1731. Cosby fired the Chief Justice of New York. Zenger was opposed to this action and wrote unfavorably about it in the New York Weekly Journal, which eventually led to his arrest and trial.
Thomas Jefferson- 1743-1826
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States. He drafted the Declaration of Independence. He was a public official, a historian, a philosopher, an inventor, and a plantation owner.
Andrew Hamilton- 1676-1741
Hamilton was born in Scotland ,but emigrated to Maryland to practice law. He became an attorney general in 1717 and as highly succesful when he was called in to defend Zenger.
John Adams- 1735-1826
John Adams was the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. He was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. He married Abigail Smith in 1764 and they had 5 children.