Editing Hermann Zapf (section)

{{Short description|German type designer and calligrapher (1918–2015)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name        = Hermann Zapf
| image       = Hermann Zapf signing.jpg
| caption     = Zapf in May 2007
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1918|11|08|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Nuremberg]], [[Kingdom of Bavaria]], [[German Empire]]
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2015|06|04|1918|11|08|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Darmstadt]], Germany
| notable_works = [[Palatino#Aldus|Aldus]], [[Palatino]], [[Optima]], [[Zapfino]]
| occupation  = [[Type design]]er
| spouse      = {{Marriage|[[Gudrun von Hesse]]|1 August 1951}}
| children    = 1
| signature   = Hermann Zapf. Signatur 1958.jpg
}}
[[File:ZapfFaces.png|right|thumb|240px|Specimens of typefaces designed by Zapf]]

'''Hermann Zapf''' ({{IPA|de|ˈhɛʁman ˈtsapf|lang}}; 8 November 1918&nbsp;– 4 June 2015) was a German [[type design]]er and [[calligraphy|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.<ref>Kelly, Jerry. “Hermann Zapf at Ninety.” ''Printing history'' 6.6 (2009): 15–</ref>