William Caxton
Merchant and diplomat
William Caxton was an English merchant, diplomat and writer. He is thought to be the first person to introduce a printing press into England in 1476, and as a printer to be the first English retailer of printed books. Wikipedia
Born: Kent, United Kingdom
Died: March 1492, London, United Kingdom
Notable work: Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye; Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres; Brut Chronicles
Period: Late Plantagenet; early English Renaissance
Resting place: St Margaret's, Westminster