About Philippe Grandjean
Lived 1666 – 1714 (aged 47–48). Philippe Grandjean was a typographer and printmaker.
Philippe Grandjean de Fouchy (; 1666–1714) was a French type engraver notable for his series of Roman and italic types known as Romain du Roi (French: King's Roman), produced in tandem with Louis Simonneau.
Information King Louis XIV, in 1692, directed that a typeface be designed at any necessary expense for the exclusive use of the Royal printer. The design was carried out by Grandjean and Simonneau with approval and supervision by a group of mathematicians and philosophers.
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Who was Philippe Grandjean?
French type engraver
When was Philippe Grandjean born?
Philippe Grandjean was born in 1666 in Mâcon.
When did Philippe Grandjean die?
Philippe Grandjean died in 1714 in Prague.
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Philippe Grandjean was a typographer and printmaker.
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