# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hermann-zapf
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:28:28.686Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/hermann-zapf"
name: "Hermann Zapf"
slug: "hermann-zapf"
description: "Hermann Zapf was a German type designer and calligrapher who lived in Darmstadt, Germany. He was married to the calligrapher and typeface designer Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse. Typefaces he designed include Palatino, Optima, and Zapfino. He is considered one of the greatest type designers of all time."
tagline: "German type-designer, calligrapher, author and artist (1918–2015)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hermann_Zapf.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "DE"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1918-11-08"
deathDate: "2015-06-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump