American printer, born in Stamford, CT, on the 25th of December 1828. He took up his residence in New York City in 1849, and ten years later became partner of his employer, Francis Hart, whom he succeeded in business. St. Nicholas from its first issue, in 1873, and the Century since 1874, were printed at the De Vinne Press, and among other works might be mentioned the Century Dictionary. He has done much for the improvement of typography, and is noted for the excellence of his presswork and woodcuts. He is a member of the Typothetæ, the Authors’ Club, the Grolier Club; is a contributor to current literature, and has published Printer’s Price List (1871); Invention of Printing (1876), and Historic Types (1886).
