Firmin Didot [SEP] father
and he wrote metrical translations from Virgil, Tyrtaeus and Theocritus.
Legacy.
France is indebted to the Didot family for the publication of the "Biographie Nationale", and Belgium is also indebted for the establishment of her Royal Press. Relatives of Firmin Didot include François Ambroise Didot (1730–1804); Pierre François Didot (1732–95); Henri Didot (1765–1862); and Pierre Didot (1760–1853).
"Essai sur la Typographie" by a member of the Didot family was published at Paris in 1852.
Firmin Didot
Firmin Didot (; 14 April 176424 April 1836) was a French printer, engraver, and type founder.
Early life.
Firmin Didot was born in Paris into a family of printers founded by François Didot, the father of 11 children. Firmin was one of his grandchildren. The family's paper manufactory was located at Essonnes, a town c. 30 km southeast of Paris near Corbeil, which had notable paper factories.
Work.
Didot invented the word "stereotype", which in printing