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Georg Belwe | |
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Died | 1954 |
Nationality | German |
Known for | typography |
Georg Belwe (12 August 1878 – 1954) was a German type designer, typographer, graphic artist and teacher.
Belwe was born on 8 December 1878 in Berlin, Germany. He studied and later taught at the teaching institute of Königliches Kunstgewerbemuseum in his native Berlin. [1]
In 1900, with Fritz Helmut Ehmcke and Friedrich Wilhelm Kleukens, he founded Steglitzer Werkstadt, a private press. This same year he joins the Kunstgewerbeschule as a teacher in Berlin. [1]
In 1906 he became head of typography department and the class for accurate drawing at the Leipzig Akademie für Graphische Künste und Buchgewerbe. [1]
Belwe has produced numerous works for publishing houses which include:
His publications include:
Belwe died in Ronneburg, Germany in 1954. [1]