Didot

a famous house of printers, booksellers, and typefounders in Paris. The founder was Francors Dimot, born in 1689, died 1757. Of his sons FRANCO IS-AMBROISE (born 1720, died 1804), and Prerre-FrRaNcois (born 1732, died 1795) the first. distinguished himself in the typefounding art as an inventor of new proce es and machines, the second was equally eminent by his bibliographical knowledge, and contributed. much also to the advancement of printing. PIERRE (born 1761, died 1853) succeeded his father Franco is-Ambroise in the printing busine . He made himself famous by his magnificent editions of cla ic authors in folio, among which his “ Virgil” (1798) and his “ Racine” (1801), may be particularly mentioned. He did much also for the improvement of types. He is known ‘also as an author. Firmin (bortr 1764, died 1836), the brother o Pierre, took charge of the type-found ing, was the inventor of a new sor of script, and an improver of th stereotype proce . AMBROISE-FIR MIN (bor 1790, died 1876) and Hy. ACINTHE FirMIN (born 1794, diec 1880) occupied a distinguished place among the publishers of Paris.