Original: Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg ( 1398 3 February , 1468 ) was a German goldsmith and printer who is credited with being the first European to use movable type printing c. 1439 and the global inventor of the mechanical printing press .
Simplified: Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg ( more commonly known as Johannes Gutenberg ) ( about 1390s - February 3 , 1468 ) , was a German metal-worker and inventor .