Gerard Unger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerard Unger

Dutch typographer

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1942

Place of Birth: Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 23-Nov-2018

Profession: graphic designer, university teacher

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Gerard Unger (22 January 1942 – 23 November 2018) was a Dutch graphic and type designer.
He studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam from 1963–67, and subsequently worked at Total Design, Prad and Joh.
Enschedé.
In 1975, he established himself as an independent developer.
A long-time guest lecturer at the University of Reading, he mentored many modern typeface designers.
He lived and worked in Bussum, Netherlands.