Johann Edwin Wolfensberger
Johann Edwin Wolfensberger (born June 18, 1873 in Kaufbeuren , Allgäu , † November 20, 1944 in Zurich ) was a Swiss printer of German origin.
biography
Wolfensberger completed an apprenticeship as a lithographer in Kempten (Allgäu). He then worked as a mechanical engineer in Munich , at Müller & Trüb in Aarau and at the Art. Institut Orell Füssli AG in Zurich. From 1902 he worked there as a self-employed lithographer. He founded the graphic institute JE Wolfensberger , which "became the epitome of quality in commercial printing and artistically designed advertising". He was known for his advertising lithograph , artist posters and especially his “Wolfsberg prints”, which contributed to the popularization of art. Today the graphic institute JE Wolfensberger AG is family-owned in the fourth generation.
literature
- Neue Zürcher Zeitung , issues of June 18, 1943 and November 22, 1944
- People's Law , November 24, 1944
- Das Bodenseebuch , Volume 32, 1946, p. 100.
Individual evidence
- ^ Christian Baertschi: Wolfensberger, Johann Edwin. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 20, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolfensberger, Johann Edwin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss printer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaufbeuren , Allgäu |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 20, 1944 |
| Place of death | Zurich |