Joseph Ames (author), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joseph Ames (author)

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


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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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