Emil Jenzer

Emil Jenzer (born August 8, 1908 in Bern , † December 15, 1995 in Burgdorf ) was a Swiss printer and typesetter .

Life

Emil Jenzer completed an apprenticeship as a typesetter with Emil Zbinden in Bern from 1924 to 1928 . He then continued his training with Rudolf Koch in Offenbach am Main . In 1934 he founded the Berner Handpresse publishing house in Burgdorf , which produced over 40 books. In 1957 he took over the Burgdorfer Druckerei Haller, which he managed under the new name Haller + Jenzer until 1981.

Exhibitions

1974: "Emil Jenzer: Typographic Prints". Galerie Art + Vision, Bern (September 14 - October 12, 1974).
1988: "God greet art: Emil Jenzer and Emil Zbinden". Kunstverein Olten, Stadthaus Olten (May 7 - June 5, 1988)
2011: Gutenberg Museum , Freiburg i. Ue. (January - March 2011)
2011: "Emil Jenzer - Print Art", Regional Museum Chüechlihus, Langnau (14 August - 30 October 2011)

literature

Emil Jenzer: bibliophile and typographic prints. [Text:] Hans Baumann. Burgdorf 1989.

Web links

Emil Jenzer 1908–1995 , biography on the website of the Hans Ulrich Schwaar Foundation, accessed on January 21, 2015.
Emil Jenzer , detailed résumé on the website of the Hans Ulrich Schwaar Foundation, accessed on January 21, 2015.

Individual evidence

↑ From the time of the hand press - The Gutenberg Museum Freiburg shows the most important works from the Bern hand press by Emil Jenzer. in: Freiburger Nachrichten, January 6, 2011, accessed on January 21, 2015.
↑ From handicraft to art (PDF) ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Media text from August 8, 2011, accessed on January 21, 2015. @1@ 2

personal data
SURNAME	Jenzer, Emil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss printer and typesetter
DATE OF BIRTH	August 8, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bern
DATE OF DEATH	December 15, 1995
Place of death	Burgdorf BE

[1] From the time of the hand press - The Gutenberg Museum Freiburg shows the most important works from the Bern hand press by Emil Jenzer. in: Freiburger Nachrichten, January 6, 2011, accessed on January 21, 2015.

[2] From handicraft to art (PDF) ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Media text from August 8, 2011, accessed on January 21, 2015. @1@ 2