Theodore Regensteiner (born May 17, 1868, in

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, to Albert (Abraham) (?-1904 in Pasing) from Pflaumloch and his first wifeTheodore Regensteiner (1943) My First Seventy Five Years, page 16 Fannie, née Heymann. He had an older brother Siegfried (1866-1927) founder of the Automobilwerk Pasing near Munich. Theodore lost his mother age 3 and his stepmother Bertha, mother of Martin (?-1909 in Chicago) and Otto (1877-1941 in Kaunas) became a determining factor in bringing about his emigration in 1884 (he was age 15) to the USA. His father was the founder of the Albert Regensteiner Mechanische Schuhfabrik - Export - Engros in Pasing near Munich. Theodore R. established himself in

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where he joined the printing and publishing business. He is known for inventing the four-color lithographic press in 1894 when he requested an extra black plate in addition to the three traditional primaries for the printing of the Christmas issue of

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. He died July 15, 1952, in

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. Regensteiner was an executive of the American Colortype Company, which he left after a management dispute in 1906. In June 1907, he founded The Regensteiner Colortype Corporation, which in 1921 became the Regensteiner Corporation.Printer's Ink, vol 116, April 1921, page 98. Available online at
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Literature

* Gudrun Azar et al. 'Ins Licht gerückt. Jüdische Lebenswege im Münchner Westen'. München 2008, 159-160, Herbert Utz Verlag, (Katalog der gleichnamigen Ausstellung in der Pasinger Fabrik, 10. April bis 25. Mai 2008).

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Joseph Regenstein Joseph Regenstein (1889 – 1957) was probably the son of Martin R. (* 1874 in Pasing near Munich – 1909 in Chicago) and Theodore Regensteiners nephew.Gudrun Azar et al. 'Ins Licht gerückt. Jüdische Lebenswege im Münchner Westen'. M� ...

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''Helenes Linde'' Sueddeutsche Zeitung * Automobilwerk Pasing Siegfried Regensteiner

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1868 births 1952 deaths German printers American printers People from Munich Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States {{Germany-engineer-stub