Georges Peignot
Georges Louis Jean Baptiste Peignot (June 24, 1872 – September 28, 1915) was a French type designer, type founder, and manager of the G. Peignot & Fils foundry until his death in the World War I. Father of four children (including poet Colette Peignot called Laure), he hoisted the G. Peignot & Fils foundry among the most striking French typography companies of the twentieth century (an « elite house », according to a former French Prime Minister): in 17 years of practice, he created or launched prestigious fonts, including Grasset, Cochin, and Garamont.
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Amsterdam Type foundryAndré Édouard MartyBellery-Desfontaines (typeface)Bernard NaudinCharles-Nicolas CochinCochin (typeface)Cochin typefaceDeberny & PeignotEugène GrassetFournier-le-Jeune (typeface)Fournier-le JeuneG. Peignot et FilsGeorge AuriolGeorges PeignotGrassetGrasset (typeface)Grasset typefaceGuy-Arnoux capitalesJérôme PeignotList of serif typefacesList of typefacesMoreau-le-JeuneMoreau-le-Jeune (typeface)Mort pour la FranceNaudin (typeface)Nicolas-CochinNicolas-Cochin (typeface)PeignotSeptember 1915
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Georges Peignot
Georges Louis Jean Baptiste Peignot (June 24, 1872 – September 28, 1915) was a French type designer, type founder, and manager of the G. Peignot & Fils foundry until his death in the World War I. Father of four children (including poet Colette Peignot called Laure), he hoisted the G. Peignot & Fils foundry among the most striking French typography companies of the twentieth century (an « elite house », according to a former French Prime Minister): in 17 years of practice, he created or launched prestigious fonts, including Grasset, Cochin, and Garamont.
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Georges Louis Jean Baptiste Pe ...... Grasset, Cochin, and Garamont.
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Georges Peignot's portrait in 1910
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1872-06-24
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Paris, France
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Georges Peignot, age 38
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1915-09-28
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Givenchy, France
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Grasset, Cochin, Auriol, Garamont typefaces
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Type designer, type founder, manager of the G. Peignot et Fils foundry
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Georges Louis Jean Baptiste Pe ...... Grasset, Cochin, and Garamont.
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