Rasmus Malling-Hansen

Rasmus Malling-Hansen
Rasmus Malling-Hansen, detail from a painting by Malthe Engelsted's painting L'Hombre (1887).
Born(1835-09-05)5 September 1835
Lolland, Denmark
Died27 September 1890(1890-09-27) (aged 55)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
Known forHansen Writing Ball
AwardsOrder of Vasa (1876)
Order of the Dannebrog (1880)
Scientific career
FieldsPriest, inventor, scientist, educator
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Hans Rasmus Johan Malling-Hansen (5 September 1835 – 27 September 1890) was a Danish inventor, minister and principal at the Royal Institute for the Deaf. He is famous for inventing the first commercially produced typewriter.

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