Heinz König
Heinz König (1856–1937) was a printer and type designer in Lüneburg. Dated work on record includes Renaissance Fraktur, Genzsch & Heyse (1885), Walthari, Gebr. Klingspor (1899) and König Antiqua, Gebr. Klingspor (1905). The Type.lol catalog credits them with 1 typeface released in their lifetime.
Biography
German type designer born in Luneburg who created over forty typefaces across fifty years for foundries including Genzsch & Heyse, Gebr. Klingspor, J.D. Trennert, and Emil Gursch. Known for blackletter and Fraktur designs such as Renaissance Fraktur (1885), Walthari (1900), and Wiking (1925).
- Occupation
- Printer and type designer, Lüneburg
- From
- German
- Lived
- 1856–1937
- Typefaces
- 1
Dated work by Heinz König
- Renaissance Fraktur, Genzsch & Heyse, 1885
- Walthari, Gebr. Klingspor, 1899
- König Antiqua, Gebr. Klingspor, 1905
- König Fraktur, Gebr. Klingspor, 1906
- Frappant, Genzsch & Heyse, 1913