Arthur Eisenmenger

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Arthur Eisenmenger (born October 20, 1914 in Basel (Switzerland); † February 19, 2002 Eislingen / Fils ) was a chief graphic designer of the European Community (EG). He stated that he was the author of the euro symbol (€).

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Eisenmenger grew up in Swabia and studied art . During the Berlin Airlift , his graphic depictions of the complex air operations helped US General Lucius D. Clay to ensure the success of the supply flights to the sealed-off western part of the city. Eisenmenger made his career as a civil servant in the Office for Official Publications, an EC authority in Luxembourg . There he headed the graphics department before his retirement. During his professional activity he designed the CE symbol and the blue EU flag with a white wreath of stars.

Shortly before he retired in 1974/75, Eisenmenger stated that he had designed the logo that is now known as the currency symbol for the euro . In contrast, the European Commission stated that the euro symbol had been developed by a team of four, not named.

In 1999, on the initiative of MEP Rainer Wieland, CDU member Eisenmenger was awarded the Robert Schuman Medal of the EPP / ED Group of the European Parliament for his services to European unification .

Eisenmenger was married. He last lived in Eislingen / Fils.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sven Frotscher: 5000 signs and symbols of the world: comprehensively explained and illustrated in color . Haupt, Bern / Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-258-06802-X .
  2. ↑ http://www.geldschein.at/euro_eurozeichen.html
  3. ↑ All Among Us, February 22nd , Südwest Presse , accessed August 2, 2012
  4. ↑ a b Andrea Fehringer , Gerald Reischl , Clemens Stadlbauer : The biggest unlucky birds of the century. Others got rich with their ideas . Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-453-18849-7 , chapter The man who did not keep appearances, p. 241 .
  5. ↑ A life for the €: How the euro got its symbol in: Die Zeit , No. 14/1999
  6. ↑ a b c d The forgotten father of the euro . In: Spiegel Online , January 7, 2002. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  7. ↑ Andrea Fehringer, Gerald Reischl, Clemens Stadlbauer: The biggest unlucky birds of the century. Others got rich with their ideas . Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-453-18849-7 , chapter The man who did not keep appearances, p. 238 .
  8. ↑ Andrea Fehringer, Gerald Reischl, Clemens Stadlbauer: The biggest unlucky birds of the century. Others got rich with their ideas . Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-453-18849-7 , chapter The man who did not keep appearances, p. 237-238 .
  9. ↑ Andrea Fehringer, Gerald Reischl, Clemens Stadlbauer: The biggest unlucky birds of the century. Others got rich with their ideas . Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-453-18849-7 , chapter The man who did not keep appearances, p. 239 .
  10. ↑ a b c d e f g Roland Kirbach: How the euro got its symbol . In: Die Zeit , 14/1999. Retrieved August 31, 2010
  11. ↑ a b Andrea Fehringer, Gerald Reischl, Clemens Stadlbauer: The biggest unlucky birds of the century. Others got rich with their ideas . Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-453-18849-7 , chapter The man who did not keep appearances, p. 245 .
  12. ↑ The award of the award to Eisenmenger was carried out on April 29, 1999 in the Hotel Eichenhof in Eislingen by Rainer Wieland.

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personal data
SURNAME Eisenmenger, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German graphic designer, chief graphic designer of the EU, developer of the euro symbol
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel (Switzerland)
DATE OF DEATH February 19, 2002
Place of death Eislingen / Fils