Gudrun Zapf von Hesse

Gudrun Zapf von Hesse
Zapf von Hesse in 2016
Born
Gudrun von Hesse

(1918-01-02)2 January 1918
Died13 December 2019(2019-12-13) (aged 101)
Darmstadt, Germany
Occupation(s)Bookbinder and Typographer
Years active1951–1990s
Notable workDiotima
Spouse
(m. 1951; died 2015)
Children1

Gudrun Zapf von Hesse (2 January 1918 – 13 December 2019) was a German book-binder, calligrapher and typographer.

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.[1]

  1. ^ Ulrich, Ferdinand. "Hesse Antiqua – Typeface release at 100". Fontshop Blog. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2018.