# Eduard Hoffmann

> Eduard Hoffmann was a Swiss mechanical engineer and businessman who led the Haas Type Foundry in Münchenstein, near Basel. He is best known for initiating the sans-serif typeface Helvetica, first released as Neue Haas Grotesk, which Max Miedinger drew to his specifications starting in 1956.

*(1892-1980)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** Switzerland
- **Born:** 1892-05-26
- **Died:** 1980-09-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Eduard Hoffmann was a Swiss mechanical engineer and businessman who led the Haas Type Foundry in Münchenstein, near Basel. He is best known for initiating the sans-serif typeface Helvetica, first released as Neue Haas Grotesk, which Max Miedinger drew to his specifications starting in 1956.

## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

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