Richard March Hoe
1812-1886
American inventor and industrialist who invented the first successful rotary printing press. His first press was used by the Philadelphia Public Ledger beginning in 1847, a...
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Born in New York City on September 12, 1812, Hoe was the son of Robert Hoe (1784-1833), a British-born printer who improved the cylinder press developed by David Napier. In 1827, at the age of fifteen...
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Richard March Hoe (1812-1886), American inventor and manufacturer, invented a high-speed printing press that helped revolutionize the newspaper industry in the United States.Richard Hoe was born in Ne...
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