Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse

German artist

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1918

Place of Birth: Schwerin, Schwerin District, Germany

Profession: type designer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Gudrun Zapf von Hesse (born January 2, 1918) is a German typographer, calligrapher and book-binder.
She is the 1991 winner of the Frederic W.
Goudy Award.
She has also designed several fonts.
She turned 100 in January 2018.
To mark her hundredth birthday, Monotype released the titling typeface Hesse-Antiqua.