Theodore Low De Vinne

Theodore Low De Vinne
Bust of Theodore Low De Vinne by Chester Beach
Born(1828-12-25)December 25, 1828
Stamford, Connecticut
DiedFebruary 16, 1914(1914-02-16) (aged 85)
New York, NY
Occupation(s)Printer, typographer
EmployerDe Vinne Press
OrganizationGrolier Club
Parent(s)Daniel De Vinné[1] and Joanna Augusta Low[2]
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Theodore Low De Vinne (December 25, 1828 – February 16, 1914) was an American printer and scholarly author on typography. Considered "the leading commercial printer of his day,"[3] De Vinne began the professionalization of American printing, as well as commissioning still-popular typefaces and writing extensively on the practice of his trade.[4]

  1. ^ Tichenor 2005, p. 5.
  2. ^ Tichenor 2005, p. 7.
  3. ^ Metcalf 1996, p. 24.
  4. ^ Koenig, M. “De Vinne and the De Vinne Press.” The Library Quarterly 41 (1971): 1–24.