Luc(as) de Groot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Luc(as) de Groot

Dutch artist

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1963

Place of Birth: Noordwijkerhout, South Holland, Netherlands

Profession: graphic designer, university teacher

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Lucas de Groot (born 21 June 1963 in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands), known professionally as Luc(as) de Groot, is a Dutch type designer.
He is the head of the type foundry Fontfabrik, also trading as LucasFonts.De Groot is particularly known for the very large family Thesis (a font superfamily with sans-serif, serif and monospaced designs), Calibri, the longtime default font with Microsoft Office, and Consolas.
De Groot is considered an expert on using interpolative font design and stylistic alternates to develop large families with a wide range of features and languages supported.