Moshe Spitzer

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Moshe Spitzer
Born1900
NationalityIsraeli, Jewish
EducationKiel University
Known forTypography
MovementIsraeli art

Moshe Spitzer is a typographer and an Israeli artist.

Biography[]

Moshe Spitzer, painter, graphic artist, typographer, born 1900, Moravia. Educated at Kiel University[1] 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.[2] Died 1983.

Education[]

  • 1922–26 Kiel University, Department of Oriental Studies

Teaching[]

  • 1926 Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Research assistant.
  • 1932 Assistant to Martin Buber in the German translation of the Hebrew Bible

References[]

  1. ^ His thesis was published in 1927, Hebrew Wikipedia article".
  2. ^ 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, S. 215-222.

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