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Here are some detail about my life: My name is Johannes Gutenberg. I was born in Mainz, in c. 1398, named Johannes Gensfleisch. I got famous with that name because I belong to the Gutenberg family. I was the third son of a merchant. I attendet a convent school, St. Viktor-Bruderschaft. In the year 1411 me and my family move to Eltville and live in the inherited house from my mother. 1419 my father died, which led to a fight for the heritage. In 1434 - 1444 I live in Straßburg, where i was coin- and goldsmith. 1448 I return to Mainz get 2 loans. One from my cousin Arnold Gelthus (150 Gulden), and one from Johannes Fust (800 Gulden). My printing works started in 1450. And in 1452 I get a second loan from Johannes Fust, again 800 Gulden. Till 1455 I live in Mainz, have business relationships and print the Bible. My Bible consisted of 42 books!picture: []

In the year 1455 Fust, the guy who invested in my printing press, and I had a legal fight because he said that the money was just for printing Bibles and I also used it for printing other books. Never mind, because he won and I had to hand over my printing press to Fust and leave. Later I build a new printing press. I was received in the Gutenberger Hof in 1465. 1468 I die, at the age of 70, but because of natural causes.

Here you see a printing press:
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__ What I contributed to the renaissance and why I think this was very important __ I think contributed a lot in the renaissance. I invented the printing mashine, which made books much cheaper so that more people could effort them and get an education. I made the people think different and develop a free will, through books. Through the books, which were now cheaper, more people came up with new inventions and started to refuse to what the church said. that is how all developed one by one, starting with my printingmashine.

media type="youtube" key="7e2bA3tTYow" height="315" width="560" Here is a song about me and my invention. I hope you like it.