John Wertheimer

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John Wertheimer
Born1799 (1799)
DiedDecember 18, 1883(1883-12-18) (aged 83–84)
OccupationPrinter

John Wertheimer (1799 – December 18, 1883)[1] was an English printer. He was senior member of the firm of Wertheimer, Lea & Co.

From 1820 until his death he was actively engaged as a printer in London; and many important educational, medical, and philological works were issued from his press. His firm printed most of the works needing Hebrew type, also commercial reports and The Jewish Chronicle.

References[edit]

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainJacobs, Joseph; Lipkind, Goodman (1906). "Wertheimer, John". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 502.

  1. ^ Richardson, Ruth (2009). The Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy: Bodies, Books, Fortune, Fame. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-19-162338-7.