Joseph Ames (author), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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historian
Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1689
Place of Birth: Great Yarmouth, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 07-Oct-1759
Profession: historian
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Joseph Ames (author)
- Joseph Ames (23 January 1689 – 7 October 1759) was an English bibliographer and antiquary.
- He purportedly wrote an account of printing in England from 1471 to 1600 entitled Typographical Antiquities (1749).
- It is uncertain whether he was by occupation a ship's chandler, a pattern-maker, a plane iron maker or an ironmonger.
- Though never educated beyond grammar school, he prospered in trade and amassed valuable collections of rare books and antiquities.
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