Gerd Aretz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerd Aretz

German artist

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1930

Place of Birth: Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 05-Jul-2009

Profession: university teacher, postage stamp designer, drawer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Gerd Aretz (born 18 February 1930, died 5 July 2009) was a German artist.
From 1960 until his death he designed postage stamp for the Deutsche Bundespost including the Women in German history series portraits. Born in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, he used to teach art in the local university. His son, Oliver Aretz, is a designer in Berlin and has worked with him on some stamps.