John Wertheimer (1799 – 18 December 1883)[1] was an English printer. He was senior member of the firm of Wertheimer, Lea & Co.

John Wertheimer
Born1799 (1799)
Died18 December 1883(1883-12-18) (aged 83–84)
OccupationPrinter

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.

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  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainJacobs, 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.