caption death_date other_names nationality name birth_date known_for image article_title birth_name occupation
aldus pius manutius 1515 aldus manutius the elder venetian aldus manutius fifteenth century founding the aldine press at venice aldus manutius.jpg aldus manutius
 aldo manuzio humanist who became a printer and publisher
aldus manutius

aldus pius manutius -lrb- 1449 -- february 6 , 1515 -rrb- , the latinised name of aldo manuzio was an italian humanist who became a printer and publisher when he founded the aldine press at venice .
sometimes he is called aldus manutius , the elder to distinguish him from his grandson , aldus manutius , the younger .
his publishing legacy includes the distinctions of inventing italic type , establishing the modern use of the semicolon , developing the modern appearance of the comma , and introducing inexpensive books in small formats bound in vellum that were read much as modern paperbacks are .
