Degen, Josef Vinzenz, Buchdrucker#
Degen, Josef Vinzenz, b. Graz (Styria), Jan. 23, 1763, d. Vienna, June 5, 1827. Printer; from 1803 produced masterpieces of printing with his own Roman and italics typefaces. In 1804 became director of the newly-founded Imperial printing works, the Oesterreichische Staatsdruckerei (state printers).
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OeBL.