Jan van Krimpen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan van Krimpen

Dutch typographer

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1892

Place of Birth: Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 20-Oct-1958

Profession: type designer, graphic designer

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Jan van Krimpen (12 January 1892, in Gouda – 20 October 1958, in Haarlem) was a Dutch typographer, book designer and type designer.
He worked for the printing house Koninklijke Joh.
Enschedé.
He also worked with Monotype in England, who issued or reissued many of his designs outside the Netherlands.Van Krimpen was a leading figure of international reputation in book printing during his lifetime.
He designed books both in the Netherlands and for the Limited Editions Club of New York, amongst others.
His work has been described as traditional and classical in style, focusing on simplicity and high quality of book printing.