Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

John Baskerville Biography and Timeline

Follow John Baskerville through 1 dated historical records for England.

John Baskerville, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

1Distinct records
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1697–1697Years on this page

1697

Birth of John Baskerville

Printer · Wolverley · Arts / Printing

Birth of John Baskerville, later a leading Birmingham printer and type designer.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.