:: Born on April 2, 1902
:: In 1914 he studied Calligraphy, and script writing
:: At age 14 started teaching seminar in Grimma
:: At age 16 wanted to be a typeface designer
:: At 16 attended academy for Graphic Arts in Leipzig
:: At 19 was asked to teach a script writing class
:: In 1923 he begun his profession of typhography design
:: In 1924 designed famous poster for Warsaw
:: In 1923 he designed a series of posters for Phoebus Palace, a cinema in Munich
:: In 1928 he published his first book, Die neue Typography.
:: In 1933 was a refuge in Switzerland.
:: In 1935 his book, Typographic Deign was a major success
:: In 1938 he devoted himself completely to book typography
:: In 1945 he started working for Penguin Publishing
:: 1964 Began work on design of ‘Sabon’ typeface
:: 1967 Visited USA. First sizes of ‘Sabon’ appeared.
:: 1974 Died on 11 August

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