Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse
Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse (2 January 1918 – 13 December 2019) was a German book-binder, calligrapher and typographer.
Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse | |
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Zapf-von Hesse in 2016 | |
| Born | Gudrun von Hesse 2 January 1918 |
| Died | 13 December 2019 (aged 101) Darmstadt, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Bookbinder and Typographer |
| Years active | 1951–1990s |
| Notable work | Diotima |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
She also designed several typefaces. She was the 1991 winner of the Frederic W. Goudy Award. To mark her hundredth birthday in January 2018, Monotype released the titling typeface Hesse-Antiqua.
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