Jacques Sabon
Jacques Sabon (also: Jakob Sabon; * 1535 ; † between 1580 and 1590) was a French typographer .
The Sabon font was named after him by Jan Tschichold .
literature
- Jan Tschichold : Life and meaning of the type cutter Jakob Sabon . In: Günter Bose, Erich Brinkmann (Ed.): Jan Tschichold: Schriften 1925–1974 . Two volumes. Volume 2. Berlin 1992 (new edition by Hermann Schmidt Verlag Mainz). ISBN 3-922660-36-3 , pp. 330-335.
Web links
- Sabon, Jacob. Hessian biography. (As of February 18, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Sabon, Jakob in the Frankfurt personal dictionary
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sabon, Jacques |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sabon, Jacob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French typographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1535 |
| DATE OF DEATH | between 1580 and 1590 |