Definition of Alois Senefelder

1. Noun. German printer who invented lithography (1771-1834).

Exact synonyms: Aloys Senefelder, Senefelder
Generic synonyms: Lithographer

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Literary usage of Alois Senefelder

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Typographia: an Historical Sketch of the Origin and Progress of the Art of by Thomas Curson Hansard (1825)
"The inventor was Mr. Alois Senefelder, an actor at one of the theatres in Munich, the capital of Bavaria. In 1801, he made an assignment of his art to M. ..."

2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1821)
"Mr. Alois Senefelder has been above a year at Paris; where he has been chiefly engaged in manufacturing what he terms stone paper; in which Un. dertaking ..."

3. The New England Magazine by Making of America Project (1885)
"Alois Senefelder, bom 1771,at Prague (Austria), started life with writing ... A born inventor, this Alois Senefelder, a genius, supported by boundless hope, ..."

4. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes (1834)
"A complete History of Lithography, from its Origin to the present Time, by the Inventor, Alois Senefelder. 1819. 4to. Published at 1'. ..."

5. The Graphic Arts: Modern Men and Modern Methods by Joseph Pennell (1921)
"The art was invented between the years 1796 and 1798, by a German musician and playwright, Alois Senefelder. Senefelder was not in a very flourishing ..."

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