Rudolph Ruzicka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rudolph Ruzicka

Czech American painter, illustrator, and printmaker

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1883

Place of Birth: Kouřim, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 20-Jul-1978

Profession: engraver, artist, illustrator, designer, etcher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Rudolph Ruzicka (29 June 1883 – 20 July 1978) was a Czech-born American wood engraver, etcher, illustrator, typeface designer, and book designer.
Ruzicka designed typefaces and wood engraving illustrations for Daniel Berkeley Updike's Merrymount Press, and was a designer for, and consultant to, the Mergenthaler Linotype Company for fifty years.
He designed a number of seals and medals, including the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and the Dartmouth Medal of the American Library Association.