Ged

Ged, William, the inventor of stereotyping, was a native of Edinburgh. The date of his birth is uncertain; but in 1725 he first made known his method of printing from plates, and with the assistance of a capitalist started in business in London. He failed, and died broken-hearted in 1749, having produced two Prayer-Books for the University of Cambridge, and an edition of Sallust brought out at Edinburgh.