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John Wertheimer (1799 – 18 December 1883) was an English printer. He was senior member of the firm of Wertheimer, Lea & Co.

From 1820 until his death he was actively engaged as a printer in London; and many important educational, medical, and philological works were issued from his press. His firm printed most of the works needing Hebrew type, also commercial reports and The Jewish Chronicle.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Jacobs, Joseph; Lipkind, Goodman (1906). "Wertheimer, John". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 502.

1. Richardson, Ruth (2009). The Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy: Bodies, Books, Fortune, Fame. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-19-162338-7.

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