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(1897-1966) Typographer, author. Paul A. Bennett was director of typography for the Mergenthaler Linotype Company in Brooklyn, New York. He was the founder and secretary of the Typophiles Society in New York City. He wrote for several periodicals, including the American Printer, Colophon, Linotype News, Penrose Annual, Printing, and Publishers’ Weekly. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Queens, New York.

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Paul A. Bennett

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OTHER

Mr. Bennett attended Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, New York.

1897

BIRTH

Paul A. Bennett was born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 22, 1897.

1930

OTHER

Mr. Bennett was director of typography for the Mergenthaler Linotype Company in Brookly, New York, for thirty years during the 1930s, 40s, and 50s.

1951

LITWORK

Books and Printing, A Treasury For Typophiles
World Publishing Company

Nonfiction edited by Mr. Bennett.

1966

DEATH

Paul A. Bennett died at his home at 35-55 80th Street, Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, on December 18, 1966.

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