William Bradford (printer)
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William Bradford was a pioneering colonial American printer and publisher who helped establish the early printing industry in British North America.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial American printer
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person ⓘ printer ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1740s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1680s ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1663-05-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
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Leicestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
New York City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trinity Churchyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Andrew Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | British subject ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Colonial America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1752-05-23 ⓘ |
| employer |
Province of New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
first printing press in Pennsylvania
ⓘ
one of the earliest printing presses in New York ⓘ |
| genre |
almanacs
ⓘ
legal texts ⓘ newspapers ⓘ religious tracts ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the first printers in British North America
ⓘ
pioneering printing in colonial America ⓘ printing almanacs and legal documents ⓘ printing early American newspapers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| movedTo |
New York City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | William Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kalendarium Pennsilvaniense
NERFINISHED
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New-York Gazette NERFINISHED ⓘ The American Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ The Laws of the Province of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bookseller
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printer ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
public printer of New York
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public printer of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| relative | William Bradford (colonial printer of Philadelphia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Quaker ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Sowle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ |
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