Schmoller, Hans
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Name (Latin)
Schmoller, Hans
Date of birth
1916-04-09
Date of death
1985-09-25
Associated country
Germany
Great Britain
Field of activity
Decorative paper
Printing
Occupation
Typographers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- designers (Hans Peter Schmoller; born 9 April 1916 in Berlin; May 1947, arrived in England; in 1949, replaced Jan Tschichold as Typographer at Penguin Books; in 1950, married Tanya Kent; from 1956, Head of Production; from 1960, Director; retired at age 60 in 1976; died 25 September 1985 in London ( (German Designers website, 22 Jan. 2016:) )
- Manchester Metropolitan Univ. WWW Site, 21 May 2009:Schmoller Collection page (Hans Schmoller, 1916-1985, typographer)
- Manchester Metropolitan Univ. website, 22 Jan. 2016:Schmoller Collection (The Schmoller Collection of Decorated Papers is the culmination of a lifelong pursuit by collectors Hans and Tanya Schmoller. Hans Schmoller (1916-1985) was a renowned typographer and was Production Manager, and later Director at Penguin Books)
- Mardersteig, H. Die Officina Bodoni, c1979 (a.e.)t.p. (Hans Schmoller)
Wikipedia description:
Hans Peter Schmoller (9 April 1916 – 25 September 1985) was a German and British graphic designer who worked as Head of Typography and Design at Penguin Books from 1949 to 1976. During his Penguin years he played a crucial role in postwar British typography, and has been described as one of the most influential typographers of the last century.
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