13th century
Choe Yun-ui
KoreaManufacturingCommunications
Background
A Korean civil official of the Goryeo dynasty associated with early metal-type printing.
Contribution
Credited with advancing cast-metal movable type in Korea in the 13th century; Korea's Jikji (1377) is the oldest surviving book printed with movable metal type.
Popular credit vs. the record
Metal movable type existed in Korea before Gutenberg; the two developments are generally regarded as independent.
Associated inventions
Collaborators & contemporaries
Sources & further reading
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