!!!Senefelder, Alois b. Prague (Czech Republic), Nov. 6, 1771, d. Munich (Germany), Feb. 26, 1834. Actor and dramatist. Invented lithography, a new chemical method of flatbed printing, when looking for a simpler printing technique for his plays. He was granted a first privilege in Bavaria in 1799, he opened up the first lithographic printing shop in Vienna in 1803 and also produced polychromatic prints from 1826. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Senefelder,_Alois|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]