Gutenberg, Johannes Syllabification: (Gu·ten·berg, Johannes)Pronunciation: /ˈgo͞otnˌbərg/Definition of Gutenberg, Johannes (circa 1400–68), German printer. He was the first in the West to print by using movable type and to use a press. By circa 1455, he had produced what later became known as the Gutenberg Bible. Gutenberg, Johannes in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Gutenberg, Johannes in the British & World English dictionary