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Moshe Spitzer (8 July 1900 – 16 November 1982) was an Israeli typographer and artist.
Moshe Spitzer | |
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| Born | 8 July 1900 |
| Died | 16 November 1982 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Israeli, Jewish |
| Education | Kiel University |
| Known for | Typography |
| Movement | Israeli art |
Biography
editMoshe Spitzer was born on 8 July 1900 in Boskovice. Educated at Kiel University and taught in Europe and Israel. Pioneered fine Hebrew books and founded "Tarshish" Publications. Founded school of typography and designed many important fonts of modern Hebrew lettering. The font work done by Spitzer was much acclaimed as can be seen in the Penrose Journal of 1972.[1] He died on 16 November 1982 in Kfar Saba.
Education
edit- 1922–1926: Kiel University, Department of Oriental Studies
Teaching
edit- 1926 Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Research assistant.
- 1932 Assistant to Martin Buber in the German translation of the Hebrew Bible
References
edit- ^ The article was published in German: Israel Soifer, "Moritz Spitzer, ein Pionier hebräischer Schrift- und Buchgestaltung", In: Imprimatur. Ein Jahrbuch für Bücherfreunde, NF 7, 1972, pp. 215–222.
External links
edit- Moshe Spitzer from the collections of the Israel Museum Spitzer&Submit=Search
- Moshe Spitzer from the Israeli artist list of the Information Center for Israeli Art at the Israel Museum [1]
- Europeana – Search results Spitzer%22 Europeana -- Moshe Spitzer
- Moshe Spitzer and Lambert Schneider [2]
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