Aldus Manutius Death Anniversary

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Aldus Manutius died on 6 February, 1515

Italian printer and publisher known for founding Aldine Press at Venice, inventing italic type, setting up the modern use of the semicolon and creating the modern appearance of the comma. He also commissioned several fonts including Bembo.