 | This article may be a rough translation from French. It may have been generated, in whole or in part, by a computer or by a translator without dual proficiency. (June 2023) |
Georges Peignot | |
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 Georges Peignot, age 38 | |
| Born | Georges Louis Jean Baptiste Peignot 24 June 1872 Paris, France |
| Died | 28 September 1915 (aged 43) Givenchy, France |
| Occupation(s) | Type designer, type founder, manager of the G. Peignot et Fils foundry |
| Years active | 1896–1915 |
| Known for | Grasset, Cochin, Auriol, Garamont typefaces |
Georges Louis Jean Baptiste Peignot[1] (June 24, 1872, Paris – September 28, 1915, Givenchy-en-Gohelle) was a French type designer, type founder, and manager of the G. Peignot & Fils foundry until his death in combat during World War I. The father of four children (including poet Colette Peignot, under her alias Laure), under his leadership the G. Peignot & Fils foundry became one of the most well-known and remarkable French typography houses of the twentieth century (an "elite house",[2] according to a former French Prime Minister): over 17 years, he created or launched several prestigious fonts, including Grasset, Cochin, and Garamont.
- ^ "Base des Morts pour la France de la Première Guerre mondiale - Georges Louis Jean Baptiste PEIGNOT". Mémoire des hommes. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Barthou, Louis (July 1916). "Lettres à un jeune français. XXV. La contagion sublime". Les Annales (in French) (1727).