Georges Peignot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georges Peignot

French type designer, type foundry and business owner

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1872

Place of Birth: 14th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 28-Sep-1915

Profession: type designer, type foundry, business executive

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Georges Peignot (Paris, June 24, 1872 – Givenchy, 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.