Editing Papermaking (section)

==Notable papermakers==

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While papermaking was considered a lifework, exclusive profession for most of its history, the term "notable papermakers" is often not strictly limited to those who actually make paper. Especially in the hand papermaking field there is currently an overlap of certain celebrated paper art practitioners with their other artistic pursuits, while in academia the term may be applied to those conducting research, education, or conservation of books and paper artifacts. In the industrial field it tends to overlap with science, technology and engineering, and often with management of the pulp and paper business itself.

Some well-known and recognized papermakers have found fame in other fields, to the point that their papermaking background is almost forgotten. One of the most notable examples might be that of the first humans that achieved flight, the [[Montgolfier brothers]], where many accounts barely mention the paper mill their family owned, although paper used in their balloons did play a relevant role in their success, as probably did their familiarity with this light and strong material.

Key inventors include [[James Whatman (papermaker)|James Whatman]], [[Henry Fourdrinier]], [[Heinrich Voelter]] and [[Carl Daniel Ekman]], among others.

By the mid-19th century, making paper by hand was extinct in the United States.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Douglas Morse Howell, Papermaking Champion|url=https://www.northamericanhandpapermakers.org/hall-of-champions/douglas-morse-howell|access-date=2021-02-05|website=North American Hand Papermakers|language=en-US}}</ref> By 1912, fine book printer and publisher, [[Dard Hunter]] had reestablished the craft of fine hand paper making but by the 1930s the craft had lapsed in interest again.<ref name=":2" /> When artist Douglass Howell returned to New York City after serving in [[World War II]], he established himself as a fine art [[Printmaking|printmaker]] and discovered that art paper was in short supply.<ref name=":2" /> During the 1940s and 1950s, Howell started reading Hunter's books on paper making, as well as he learned about hand paper making history, conducted paper making research, and learned about printed books.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Schreyer|first=Alice D.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EfMhAAAAMAAJ|title=East-West, Hand Papermaking Traditions and Innovations: An Exhibition Catalogue|date=1988|publisher=Hugh M. Morris Library, University of Delaware Library|others=University of Delaware Library|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Weber|first=Therese|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WwzcAAAAMAAJ|title=The Language of Paper: A History of 2000 Years|date=2009|publisher=Marshall Cavendish Editions|isbn=978-981-261-628-9|page=65|language=en}}</ref>