John Dreyfus
John Dreyfus | |
|---|---|
 Dreyfus circa 1984 | |
| Born | 15 April 1918 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 29 December 2002 (aged 84) London, United Kingdom |
| Education | Trinity College, Cambridge |
John G. Dreyfus (15 April 1918 – 29 December 2002) was a British book designer and historian of printing who worked for Cambridge University Press and the Monotype printing company.[1][2][3][4] He was also president of the ATypI trade association.[5][6] Into Print is an anthology of his collected writings.[7]
Dreyfus was educated at Oundle School and Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1939, MA 1945).[8]
Dreyfus received the Gutenberg Prize of the City of Mainz in 1996.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Barker, Nicolas (4 January 2003). "John Dreyfus (obituary)". The Independent. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ Smith, John (2003). "John Dreyfus obituary" (PDF). Parenthesis. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "John Dreyfus". The Times of London. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ Bigelow, Charles; Holmes, Kris. "Remembering John Dreyfus". Bigelow & Holmes. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "John Dreyfus: A Tribute". Monotype. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "John Dreyfus, 1918–2002". ATypI. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ Dreyfus, John (1995). Into Print: selected writings on printing history, typography and book production (1st hardcover ed.). Boston: David R. Godine. ISBN 9781567920451.
- ^ a b "Dreyfus, John Gustave, (15 April 1918–29 Dec. 2002), typographical consultant and historian". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u14124. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
