Robert Barker (printer)

Robert Barker
Died1643
NationalityEnglish
OccupationPrinter
EraUnion of the Crowns
EmployerJames I of England
Known forKing James Bible
Notable workWicked Bible
Criminal chargeControversies surrounding the Wicked Bible
FatherChristopher Barker

Robert Barker (died 1643) was a printer to James I of England and son of Christopher Barker, who had been printer to Queen Elizabeth I. He was most notably the printer of the King James Bible, one of the most influential and important books ever printed in the English language. He and co-publisher Martin Lucas published the infamous "Wicked Bible", which contained a typographical error omitting the word not from the sentence Thou shalt not commit adultery.