Wilhelm Haas-Münch
Wilhelm Haas-Münch (born August 23, 1741 in Basel ; † June 8, 1800 in St. Urban ) was a Swiss printer and inventor of an improved printing press .
Life
His father, the die cutter and type caster Johann Wilhelm Haas (1698–1764), came to Basel from Nuremberg in 1718 and acquired Basel citizenship in 1758. He worked in the type foundry of the printer Johann Rudolf Genath II (grandson of Johann Jakob Genath the Elder ; 1582-1654), who appointed him his successor in 1737.
Wilhelm also learned to be a die cutter and type caster. In 1765 he married Anna Münch. In 1772 he invented an improved hand press, the most important parts of which were now made of metal instead of wood and which enabled better printing with more printed copies. But since he did not learn the art of printing properly, he was not allowed to set up the press. In 1776 he invented a system for setting maps.
It was not until 1789 that his son and successor Wilhelm Haas-Decker (1766–1832) was able to continue working with the new press as an unskilled printer. In 1830 he handed the business over to his sons Georg Wilhelm (1792-1853) and Karl Eduard Haas (1801-1853).
literature
- Franz Grenacher: Haas, Wilhelm. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, ISBN 3-428-00188-5 , p. 372 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Stefan Hess : Haas, Wilhelm. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- http://www.schriftenservice-d-stempel.de/ChronikHaas.pdf (PDF file; 81 kB)
- Technology transfer, from Markus Kutter mainly to Johann Wilhelm Haas (PDF file; 20 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chronicle of the Haas'schen Schriftgiesserei (PDF; 81 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haas-Münch, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss printer and inventor of an improved printing press |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 23, 1741 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 8, 1800 |
| Place of death | St. Urban |