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Gutenberg Prize
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Fritz Helmut Ehmcke
1878-10-16 – 1965-02-03
Life & Legacy
Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke (1878–1965) was a German graphical designer, typographer and illustrator.
Born in Inowrocław, Prussia (now Poland), Ehmcke was educated as a lithographer in Berlin during 1893–1897. In 1900, he was a co-founder of Steglitzer Werkstatt.
From 1903, he taught at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Düsseldorf, from 1913 to 1938 in Munich, during 1920-1921 also in Zürich. During 1946 to 1948, he was professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.
He designed a number of typesets, notably Ehmcke-Antiqua and Ehmcke-Kursiv in 1909/10 (adopted for English-language typesetting by Stephenson Blake under the name Carlton).
Occupation & Career
graphic designer, artist, university teacher, illustrator, designer, graphic artist, typographer, visual artist, exlibrist, decorative artist, architect
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Gutenberg Prize
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Honors & Awards
Gutenberg Prize
Employer
Königliche Kunstgewerbeschule München · Zurich University of the Arts
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Family Spouse
Clara Möller-Coburg
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1466652 · wikidata
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