Show Great Inventions and I Their Originators I 4 4 t 4 tJ OHA N FAUST because of ot his association as- as J J with Gutenberg Is often orten credited with the tho Invention of printing Ho lie was one of or the first of or the tho German printers and came of or a rich burgher burSher family in Mainz Mains Tho The famil family spelled the tho namo name Fust originally When in 1506 Johann tel a grandson of ot tho the printer referred to him as Faust Jaust In a a. dedication of ot the German translation of ot LI Llvy LIvy tho the tamil family ta-m- ta tam fam il ily assumed the new spelling and the of Aschaffenburg claimed him hits himas as one ono one of ot themselves The printer Is sometimes confused contused with the magician Dr Johann Faust who ho Is the tho hero of ot Goethe's poem and Marlowe's tras tragedy dy and is an altogether different person Johanns Johann's brother was a goldsmith in Mainz Mains and Johann himself was ws a banker bank bank- er or money lender He lIe is variously regarded as Gutenbergs Gutenberg's partner and Inventor co-Inventor of or printing as aI the Instructor tor as well as partner of ot Gutenberg as his patron his patron and benefactor who saw tho the value of or Gutenbergs Gutenberg's discovery discover and helped him to carr carry it out and even as asa asa a n. crafty speculator who turned Gutenbergs Gutenbergs Guten Guten- bergs necessity to his own advantage rAuri and robbed him of ot the fruits of ot his in is- is veil ti on At an any rate Faust advanced mone money to Gutenberg In 1450 and again In 14 1452 and brought suit to recover the principal principal principal prin prin- I cipal and interest on these in 1455 1 The suit was decided in Faust's favor faor The first t publication of Faust was the Psalter printed In 1457 j in folio of ot pages with large Initials printed ted ca each h In two colors red and blue from types made in two pieces This is the first printed book with a complete date dale Faust is It supposed to have havo gone Gono to Paris In 14 1466 1 and to have havo died tiled of the plague which raged there thoro in August and September of or that year ear t. t |