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Full Name: Paul A. Bennett
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(1897-1966) Typographer, author. Paul A. Bennett was director of typography for the Mergenthaler Linotype Company in Brooklyn, New York. He was the founder and secretary of the Typophiles Society in New York City. He wrote for several periodicals, including the American Printer, Colophon, Linotype News, Penrose Annual, Printing, and Publishers' Weekly. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Queens, New York.
Author's Timeline:
1930 Kings County
Mr. Bennett was director of typography for the Mergenthaler Linotype Company in Brookly, New York, for thirty years during the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. 
1951 (Unknown) County
Books and Printing, A Treasury For Typophiles
(Pub: World Publishing Company ISBN: )
Nonfiction edited by Mr. Bennett. 
1897 Kings County
Paul A. Bennett was born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 22, 1897. 
1966 Queens County
Paul A. Bennett died at his home at 35-55 80th Street, Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, on December 18, 1966. 
? New York County
Mr. Bennett attended Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, New York. 
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