Who was the last person to read all books?

Who was the last person to read all books? Surprisingly, the name most often cited as the last person to have read every book existing in his day is the English poet SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE (1772 – 1834). A little logic proves this impossible. The first pages flew off the Gutenberg press around 1470. By 1700 there were already millions of books in print.

Surprisingly, the name most often cited as the last person to have read every book existing in his day is the English poet SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE (1772 – 1834). A little logic proves this impossible. The first pages flew off the Gutenberg press around 1470. By 1700 there were already millions of books in print.